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This is a powerful account of how the ruin and resurrection of Zhuangzi in modern China's literary history correspond to the rise and fall of modern Chinese individuality. The book highlights two central philosophical themes of Zhuangzi: the absolute spiritual freedom and the rejection of absol...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Liu, Jianmei, 1967- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Zhuangzi > Influence.
Zhuangzi
Chinese literature > Philosophy.
Taoist philosophy.
Littérature chinoise > Philosophie.
Philosophie taoïste.
PHILOSOPHY > Eastern.
Chinese literature > Philosophy
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Taoist philosophy
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This is a powerful account of how the ruin and resurrection of Zhuangzi in modern China's literary history correspond to the rise and fall of modern Chinese individuality. The book highlights two central philosophical themes of Zhuangzi: the absolute spiritual freedom and the rejection of absolute and fixed views on right and wrong. It argues that the twentieth-century reinterpretation and appropriation of these two important philosophical themes best testify to the dilemma and inner struggle of modern Chinese intellectuals.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190238162
019023816X
9780190238179
0190238178