The Tao and the Logos: Literary Hermeneutics, East and West (Post-Contemporary Interventions) Questions of the nature of understanding and interpretation—hermeneutics—are fundamental in human life, though historically Westerners have tended to consider these questions within a pure
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| Title | : | The Tao and the Logos: Literary Hermeneutics, East and West (Post-Contemporary Interventions) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.71 (450 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0822312182 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 258 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 1992-04-17 |
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Editorial : "A significant analysis of the conceptual premises that undergird the thinking of poets and theorists in China and the West. Zhang's analysis is marked with an impressive range of reference, intellectual rigor, and telling insights."—Eugene Chen Eoyang, Indiana University
Questions of the nature of understanding and interpretation—hermeneutics—are fundamental in human life, though historically Westerners have tended to consider these questions within a purely Western context. In this comparative study, Zhang Longxi investigates the metaphorical nature of poetic language, highlighting the central figures of reality and meaning in both Eastern and Western thought: the Tao and the Logos. The author develops a powerful cross-cultural and interdisciplinary hermeneutic analysis that relates individual works of literature not only to their respective cultures, but to a combined worldview where East meets West. Zhang's book brings together philosophy and literature, theory and practical criticism, the Western and the non-Western in defining common ground on which East and West may come to a mutual understanding. He provides commentary on the rich traditions of poetry and poetics in ancient China; equally illuminating are Zhang's astute analyses of W
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