I Ching and Chinese Literature

Author: Dai Dai Nian
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Publish Date: 1999-01-01
Features: This book is the first monograph in the history of Chinese research on the Book of Changes (Yi) that explores the relationship between the Zhouyi canon, its commentaries, and literature. The eight chapters delve into the literary principles, literary concepts, aesthetic awareness, and linguistic artistry contained in the hexagram and line texts, as well as the original texts such as the Xici and Yanyu. It demonstrates how the content and form of the Zhouyi have been accepted, developed, and transformed by generations, shaping the general framework of ancient Chinese literary creation and literary theoretical concepts.