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The Tao and the Logos. Literary Hermeneutics, East and West.
Longxi Zhang
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Description for The Tao and the Logos. Literary Hermeneutics, East and West.
Paperback. 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 Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 285 x 24. Weight in Grams: 414.
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.
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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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
Series
Post-Contemporary Interventions
Number of Pages
258
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822312185
SKU
V9780822312185
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About Longxi Zhang
Zhang Longxi is Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of California, Riverside.
Reviews for The Tao and the Logos. Literary Hermeneutics, East and West.
"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 "In this fascinating study of literary hermeneutics, Zhang demonstrates why it makes more sense to see the 'sameness' that underlines different ... Read more