Wenxin Triangle Cultural Aesthetics: The Modern Transformation of Ancient Chinese Wenxin Theory: The Modern Transformation of Ancient Chinese Wenxin Theory

Author: Cheng Xiangzhan
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: This book includes: Preface: Exploring the Mystery of Literary Heart Preface: Resolving the Tension Between Tradition and Modernity
I. The Debate on the "Modern Transformation of Ancient Chinese Literary Theory"
II. The Ideological and Cultural Roots of the Tension Between Tradition and Modernity
III. The "Miscellaneous Literature" Literary Theory Paradigm in Ancient China
IV. The "Pure Literature" Literary Theory Paradigm in 20th-Century China
V. The Issue of Unification, Moderate Interpretation, and Abstract Inheritance
Chapter on Aestheticism and Its Meta-Issues
Section as Aestheticism in the Form of Learning
Section on the "Heart of Literature Triangle": The Meta-Issues of Aestheticism
Chapter II on the "Heart" Ontology and Its Living Foundation
Section on Ontological Ambiguity and Aesthetic Debates
Section on the Root and Ontology of the "Way" and the Ontology of the "Heart"
Section on One Heart Opening Many Doors
Section on Value Metaphysics: The Value Theoretical Basis of the Discourse of "Calling It"
Section on the "Heart" of Literature and the Water Mechanism: The "Adapting to the Form of Things" of the "Heart" Ontology
Chapter III on the Metaphysical Meaning of Literary Forms
Section on the Historical Status of the Analysis of Literary Forms
Section on the Analysis of Literary Forms from the Perspective of Ancient Rites
Section on Aesthetic Form: The Metaphysical Meaning of Literary Forms
Chapter IV on the Dynamic Interpretation of the "Heart of Literature Triangle"
Section from "Meaning Not Matching Things" to "Roaming the Heart with Things"
Section from "Literature Not Reaching Meaning" to "Integration of Name and Image"
Section on the Advancement of the Way and Skill: Beauty as a Symbol of Virtue
Chapter V on the Artistic Conception: The Realm of Existential Clarity
Section on the Buddhist Theory of "Interdependent Origination and the Heart's Pivot" and the Theory of Realm
Section on Separating Form to Treat the Heart: The Convergence and Fusion of Chinese and Indian Thinking Methods
Section on the Traditional Chinese Literary Realm Theory
Section on the Modern Split and Return of the Realm Theory Tradition
Conclusion: Towards a Living Aesthetics
Appendix: My Relationship with Mr. Hu Jingzhi in Aestheticism
Main References
Postscript: Life Stories and Intellectual Events