Green Mountain Dojo -- Zhuangzi and the Spirit of Chinese Poetic Thought

Author: Liu Shilin, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: This book is a significant work by Mr. Liu Chengji on the study of Zhuang-Chan poetic theory. The author argues that the birth of the spirit of Chinese poetic theory is inseparable from Taoist philosophy, particularly the influence of Zhuangzi. The mutual permeation and reflection between Zhuang and Chan elevate Chinese poetic theory to a pure spirit of beauty. The book is divided into six chapters. The first three chapters explore the fundamental characteristics of the Zhuangzi poetic spirit and the emergence of Zhuang-Chan poetic theory. Chapters four and five discuss its ontology and linguistic perspective, while Chapter six discusses how Zhuang-Chan opens the path for the poetic existence of Chinese people. The book reflects the author's consistent academic style—grasping the intrinsic essence of Chinese poetic theory through the mutual permeation of intuition and speculation, and endowing the research subject with a modern character through the mutual validation of the Chinese and Western.