Chinese Theories of Reading and Writing by Ming Dong Gu

Chinese Theories of Reading and Writing by Ming Dong Gu

A groundbreaking work that uncovers an implicit system of hermeneutics in traditional Chinese thought and aesthetics. This ambitious work provides a systematic study of Chinese theories of reading and writing in intellectual thought and critical practice. The author maintains that there are two major hermeneutic traditions in Chinese literature: the politico-moralistic mainstream and the metaphysico-aesthetical undercurrent. In exploring the interaction between the two, Ming Dong Gu finds a movement toward interpretive openness. In this, the Chinese practice anticipates modern and Western theories of interpretation, especially literary openness and open poetics. Classic Chinese works are examined, including the Zhouyi (the I Ching or Book of Changes), the Shijing (the Book of Songs or Book of Poetry), and selected poetry, along with the philosophical background of the hermeneutic theories. Ultimately, Gu relates the Chinese practices of reading to Western hermeneutics, offering a cross-cultural conceptual model for the comparative study of reading and writing in general.

Ming Dong Gu is Assistant Professor of Modern Languages at Rhodes College.

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ISBN 13	9780791464243
ISBN 10	0791464245
Title	Chinese Theories of Reading and Writing
Author	Ming Dong Gu
Series	Suny Series In Chinese Philosophy And Culture
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	State University of New York Press
Year published	2006-06-01
Number of pages	348
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