The Literary Mind And The Carving Of Dragons

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Liu Hsieh, Vincent Yu-chung Shih

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The Chinese University Press
15 January 2015

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Literature: history & criticism

An essential text in Chinese literature, The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons is required reading for scholars of the period, as well as for writers and anyone interested in the history of literary thought and writing in general. This 1500-year-old text is making its first appearance in the English language in over two decades.

The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons is the first

comprehensive work of literary criticism in Chinese, and one that has

been considered essential reading for writers and scholars since it was

written some 1,500 years ago. A vast compendium of all that was known

about Chinese literature at the time, it is simultaneously a taxonomy

and history of genres and styles and a manual for good writing. Its

chapters, organized according to the I Ching, cover such topics

as ""Choice of Style,"" ""Emotion and Literary Expression,"" ""Humor and

Enigma,"" ""Spiritual Thought or Imagination,"" ""The Nourishing of

Vitality,"" and ""Literary Flaws.""

""Mind"" is the ideas,

impressions, and emotions that take form-the ""carving of the dragon""-in a

literary work. Full of examples and delightful anecdotes drawn from Liu

Hsieh's encyclopedic knowledge of Chinese literature, readers will discover distinctive

concepts and standards of the art of writing that are both alien and

familiar. The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons is

not only a summa of classical Chinese literary aesthetics but also a

wellspring of advice from the distant past on how to write.

By: Liu Hsieh, Vincent Yu-chung Shih
Imprint: The Chinese University Press
Country of Publication: Hong Kong
Edition: Main
Dimensions: Height: 217mm, Width: 22mm, Spine: 142mm
Weight: 544g
ISBN: 9789629965853
ISBN 10: 9629965852
Pages: 424
Publication Date: 15 January 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Liu Hsieh (465-522) was a Buddhist monk in the Ting-lin Monastery, who oversaw the editing of sutras under the commission of Emperor Wu of the Liang dynasty. He wrote The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons late in his life. Vincent Yu-chung Shih (1902-2001) received a doctoral degree in philosophy from the University of South California in 1939 and taught at the University of Washington. He was the author of The Taiping Ideology- Its Sources, Interpretations and Influences and many Chinese-language books.

Reviews for The Literary Mind And The Carving Of Dragons

""Anyone who knows the difficulties involved must be aware that Professor Shih’s translation of the whole book is an immense undertaking, in itself deserving our deepest admiration."" —David Hawkes ""One of the milestones in the study of Chinese literature."" —Liu Wu-chi For the Calligrams series: “All things must have their beginnings, and this beginning of the ‘Calligram' imprint is quite promising...These are inviting volumes. Their invitation is threefold, three volumes to kick off a series that deserves a long life and a wide readership.” —Steve Donoghue, Open Letters Monthly