Spirit and Self in Medieval China: The Shih-shuo hsin-yu and Its Legacy 9780824864422
The Shih-shuo hsin-yu, conventionally translated as A New Account of Tales of the World, is one of the most significant
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Table of contents :
Contents
List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Chinese Dynasties
Japanese Periods Involved in the Japanese Shih-shuo Imitations
Introduction
Part 1. From Character Appraisal to Character Writing: The Formation of the Shih-shuo Genre
Chapter 1. Character Appraisal: The Foundation of the Shih-shuo t’i
Chapter 2. Character Appraisal and the Formation of Wei-Chin Spirit
Chapter 3. Shih-shuo t’i: A Sui Generis Genre
Part 2. The Narrative Art of the Shih-shuo hsin-yü
Chapter 4. Between Order and Disorder: The Shih-shuo Taxonomy of Human Nature
Chapter 5. Using Body to Depict Spirit: The Shih-shuo Characterization of “Persons”
Part 3. Discontinuity along the Line of Continuity: Imitations of the Shih-shuo hsin-yü
Chapter 6. Body and Heart: T’ang and Sung Imitations
Chapter 7. Things and Intent: Ming and Ch’ing Imitations
Chapter 8. Milk and Scent: Women Shih-shuo
Chapter 9. An Alien Analogue: The Japanese Imitation Daitō seigo
Chapter 10. New and Old: The Last Wave of Shih-shuo Imitations
Conclusion: The Self and the Mirror
Notes
Glossary
Selected Bibliography
Index
