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From Chinese cosmology to English romanticism : The intricate journey of a monistic idea / Yu Liu.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Liu, Yu, 1955- author.
- Series:
- East-West encounters in literature and cultural studies.
- East-west encounters in literature and cultural studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English literature--18th century--History and criticism.
- English literature.
- Philosophy, Chinese--Influence.
- Philosophy, Chinese.
- Romanticism--England.
- Romanticism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (266 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Columbia, South Carolina : University of South Carolina Press, [2023]
- Summary:
- "From Chinese Cosmology to English Romanticism explores the intricate early-modern English and European reception of the Chinese monistic idea tianren heyi or humanity's unity with heaven via the Chinese rites controversy, the philosophical innovation of Spinoza, the transformation of English garden layout, and the poetic revolution of Coleridge and Wordsworth."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Cover
- From Chinese Cosmology to English Romanticism
- Title
- Copyright
- CONTENTS
- List of Illustrations
- Series Editor's Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: A Distinct Type of Cross-cultural Interaction and Influence
- PART 1. By Chance or Design: The Detectable Route of Philosophical Transmission
- CHAPTER 1 Behind the Book Cover: The Real Fight and Legacy of the Chinese Rites Controversy
- CHAPTER 2 The Uncanny Resemblance: A Telltale Clue to the Unusual Cosmology of Spinoza
- PART 2. For Pride or Prejudice: The Hitherto Unrecognized Route of Aesthetic Transmission
- CHAPTER 3 From Regularity to Irregularity: The Landscaping Innovation of William Kent
- CHAPTER 4 Changing What Is Foreign into What Is Native: The Horticultural Nationalism of Horace Walpole
- PART 3. To Accept or Reject: The History-Making Choices in English Romanticism
- CHAPTER 5 The Intrigue of Both Attraction and Repulsion: Coleridge, Spinoza, and China
- CHAPTER 6 The Inspiration of an Originally Chinese Idea: The Conceptual Innovation of Wordsworth in The Ruined Cottage
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Liu, Yu From Chinese Cosmology to English Romanticism
- ISBN:
- 9781643363813
- OCLC:
- 1374426074
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