| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 418 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Preface: The Great "Civilized" Conversation: Cases in Point; 1. Asian Classics as the Great Books of the East; 2. Asia in the Core Curriculum; 3. Why We Read the Analects of Confucius; 4. Mencius; 5. Laozi; 6. Zhuangzi; 7. Xunzi; 8. The Lotus Sutra; 9. The Teaching of Vimalakirti; 10(a). The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch; 10(b). The Platform Sutra as a Chinese Classic; 11. Tang Poetry A Return to Basics; 12. Journey to the West; 13. A Dream of Red Mansions; 14. Zhu Xi and the Four Books; 15. Waiting for the Dawn: Huang Zongxi's Critique of the Chinese Dynastic System |
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16(a). The Tale of Genji as a Japanese and World Classic16(b). Passion and Poignancy in The Tale of Genji; 17. The Pillow Book; 18. Kamo no Chumei's "An Account of My Hut"; 19. The Tale of the Heike; 20(a). Kenko's Essays in Idleness; 20(b). Kenko and Montaigne in Tandem; 21(a). The Poetry of Matsuo Basho; 21(b). Matsuo Basho; 22. Chikamatsu; 23. Saikaku's Five Women Who Loved Love; 24. Kaibara Ekken's Precepts for Daily Life in Japan; 25. The Contemporary Meaning of T'oegye's Ten Diagrams on Sage Learning; 26. The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong; 27. The Song of the Faithful Wife Ch'unhyang |
| Summary |
This is an essential, all-access guide to the core texts of East Asian civilisation and culture. Chapters address frequently read, foundational texts in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese, as well as early modern fictional classics and non-fiction works of the seventeenth century. Building strong links between these writings and the critical traditions of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism, the book shows the vital role of the classics in the shaping of Asian history and in the development of the humanities at large |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
In English |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (JSTOR, viewed November 23, 2015) |
| Subject |
East Asian literature -- History and criticism
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Wisdom in literature.
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Best books -- East Asia
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Canon (Literature)
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HISTORY -- Asia -- General.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Asian -- General.
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Best books
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Canon (Literature)
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East Asian literature
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Wisdom in literature
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East Asia
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
De Bary, Wm. Theodore, 1919-2017, editor
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| LC no. |
2010053572 |
| ISBN |
0231527195 |
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9780231527194 |
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9786613261052 |
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661326105X |
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