Readings in Chinese Literary Thought

by Stephen Owen

Overview

This dual-language compilation of seven complete major works and many shorter pieces from the Confucian period through the Ch’ing dynasty will be indispensable to students of Chinese literature. Stephen Owen’s masterful translations and commentaries have opened up Chinese literary thought to theorists and scholars of other languages.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780674749214
Publisher:	Harvard University Press
Publication date:	06/01/1996
Series:	Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series , #30
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	688
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.80(d)

About the Author

Stephen Owen is James Bryant Conant University Professor, Emeritus, at Harvard University.

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction

CHAPTER ONE

Texts from the Early Period

CHAPTER TWO

The "Great Preface"

Supplement: Selections from Hsün-tzu

Supplement: Selections from the "Record of Music"

CHAPTER THREE

"A Discourse on Literature"

CHAPTER FOUR

"The Poetic Exposition on Literature"

CHAPTER FIVE

Wen-hsin tiao-lung

CHAPTER SIX

"The Twenty-Four Categories of Poetry"

CHAPTER SEVEN

Remarks on Poetry: Shih-hua

CHAPTER EIGHT

"Ts'ang-lang's Remarks on Poetry"

CHAPTER NINE

Popular Poetics: Southern Sung and Yüan

CHAPTER TEN

The "Discussions to While Away the Days at Evening Hall" and "Interpretations of Poetry" of Wang Fu-chih

CHAPTER ELEVEN

"The Origins of Poetry"

Glossary

Notes

Selected Analytical Bibliography

Alphabetical List of Works Cited

Index of Terms and Concepts

Index of Authors and Titles

Index of Sources

What People are Saying About This

A monumental work of scholarship that will prove invaluable for both research and teaching...Owen has selected texts that are central to the Chinese tradition and provided lucid and insightful commentaries.

Pauline Yu

A monumental work of scholarship that will prove invaluable for both research and teaching...Owen has selected texts that are central to the Chinese tradition and provided lucid and insightful commentaries.
— Pauline Yu, University of California, Los Angeles

Editorial Reviews

A monumental work of scholarship that will prove invaluable for both research and teaching… Owen has selected texts that are central to the Chinese tradition and provided lucid and insightful commentaries.

Pauline Yu

In addition to its intrinsic value for the study and appreciation of Chinese thought and literature, Owen’s book, which is sure to have a significant impact on a wide audience outside Sinological circles, should do much to raise awareness of creative and critical works of Chinese literature among general students of literature and nonspecialists in Chinese studies.

China Review International - Richard John Lynn

In addition to its intrinsic value for the study and appreciation of Chinese thought and literature, Owen's book, which is sure to have a significant impact on a wide audience outside Sinological circles, should do much to raise awareness of creative and critical works of Chinese literature among general students of literature and nonspecialists in Chinese studies.
— Richard John Lynn

China Review International