Dialogues in the Dark | Buch

Cover: 9780674299993 | Dialogues in the Dark | Nicholas Morrow Williams | Buch | Englisch

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Dialogues in the Dark traces how Chinese readers and scholars since the Han dynasty have variously interpreted the ancient poem "Heavenly Questions" (Tianwen), an enigmatic work attributed to Qu Yuan (fl. ca. 300 BCE). The poem, composed entirely in the form of questions, is an extended inquiry into early Chinese cosmology and history. Over centuries, readers of the poem came to radically different understandings, each providing a unique perspective on its meaning. The poem's reception history comprises three main stages: first, the commentary compiled by Han scholar Wang Yi (ca. 89-ca. 158); second, the response by Tang poet Liu Zongyuan (773-819); and third, the interpretations developed subsequently by late imperial and modern scholars. Nicholas Morrow Williams analyzes how the poem's meaning evolved in different time periods and provides three new translations of "Heavenly Questions" to represent the three stages, respectively. The ultimate thesis of this study, inspired by the hermeneutics of Hans-Georg Gadamer, is that this poem is best understood in light of the different interpretations supplied by readers over time in lively dialogues that continue even now.

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Nicholas Morrow Williams

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Erscheinungsjahr:	2025
Genre:	Allgemeine Lexika , Importe
Rubrik:	Literaturwissenschaft
Medium:	Buch
Reihe:	Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series
Inhalt:	Einband - fest (Hardcover)
ISBN-13:	9780674299993
ISBN-10:	067429999X
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Williams, Nicholas Morrow
Hersteller:	Harvard University Press Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	162 x 237 x 30 mm
Von/Mit:	Nicholas Morrow Williams
Erscheinungsdatum:	29.08.2025
Gewicht:	0,65 kg