The Homeric epics and the Chinese "Books of songs"
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Author
Publication
2018 - Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Language
English
Word Count
124,250 words, Guess
Page Count
497 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-10152750400X
- ISBN-139781527504004
- OCLC Control Number1013731651
- Open LibraryOL44115152M
Classifications
- DDC809
- LCCPN871 .H66 2018
Description
The Homeric epics and the Book of Songs are not just the fountainheads of the Western and Chinese literary traditions; for centuries they played a central role in education and communal life, and thus exercised a lasting influence on both civilizations. This volume presents the first systematic comparison of the two corpora. Part One analyzes their genesis and their reception, while Part Two discusses their characteristics as poetic creations. The book brings together Chinese and Western sinologists and classicists, and so promotes significant interdisciplinary and intercultural dialogue. Though the contributors rank among the leading experts in their fields, the essays here are accessible not only to their peers, but also to the interested 'general reader', and so to all those who seek a deeper understanding of Chinese and Western civilizations, their common human basis and their characteristic differences.
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