Classical Interpretation Tradition in China (III): Literature and Daoist Classics

Author: Yang Rubin
Publisher: Lianjing Press
Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: Introduction This book selects ten essays, with the first five related to the interpretation of poetry, particularly the Book of Songs. The sixth and seventh essays are meta-reflections on the study of Dream of the Red Chamber. The former discusses the interpretive approach of the "Hidden Meaning School" and argues that this approach is a uniquely Chinese interpretive concept. The latter primarily contends that if the Hidden Meaning method is an indigenous Chinese interpretive tradition, then Wang Guowei was the pioneer in interpreting Chinese classics with Western thought. The last three essays focus on the Tao Te Ching, addressing the contradictory relationship between "the Way" and "language" from various perspectives.