The Homeric epics and the Chinese Book of songs : foundational texts compared / edited by Fritz-Heiner Mutschler.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mutschler, Fritz-Heiner, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homer--Criticism and interpretation.

Homer.

Chinese poetry--To 221 B.C--History and criticism.

Chinese poetry.

Comparative literature--Western and Chinese.

Comparative literature.

Genre:

Libros electrónicos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 497 pages)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Introduction ; PART I. THE HISTORY OF THE TEXTS AND OF THEIR RECEPTION. A. Coming into Being. 1. The Formation of the Homeric Epics / Margalit FINKELBERG ; 2. The Formation of the Classic of Poetry / Martin KERN ; 3. Comparing the Comings into Being of Homeric Epic and the Shijing / Alexander BEECROFT ; B. ?Philological? Reception. 1. Homeric Scholarship in its Formative Stages / Barbara GRAZIOSI ; 2. Odes Scholarship in its Formative Stage / Achim MITTAG ; 3. The Beginning of Scholarship in Homeric Epic and the Odes: a Comparison / GAO Fengfeng / LIU Chun ; C. Cultural Role. 1. Homer in Greek Culture from the Archaic to the Hellenistic Period / Glenn W. MOST ; 2. Cultural Roles of the Book of Songs: Inherited Language, Education, and the Problem of Composition / David SCHABERG ; 3. Canon, Citation and Pedagogy: the Homeric Epics and the Book of Poetry / ZHANG Longxi ; PART II. THE TEXTS AS POETRY. A. Form and Structure. 1. Iliad and Odyssey: Homer{u2019}s Epic Narratives / Fritz-Heiner MUTSCHLER / Ernst A. SCHMIDT ; 2. The Shijing: The Collection of Three Hundred / CHEN Zhi / Nick M. WILLIAMS ; 3. Comparing Form and Structure in Homer and the Shijing / ZHANG Wei ; B. Contents. 1. Iliad and Odyssey: Story, Concerns, Scenes / Øivind ANDERSEN ; 2. Recurrent Concerns and Typical Scenes in the Book of Songs / Wai-yee LI ; 3. The Contents of the Homeric Epics and the Shijing: Comparative Remarks / Fritz-Heiner MUTSCHLER ; 4. ?Heroes? and ?Gods? in Homer and the Classic of Poetry / Andrew H. PLAKS ; C. Values. 1. Homeric Values and the Virtues of Kingship / Douglas CAIRNS ; 2. The Values of the Book of Songs and the Virtues of Leaders / Yiqun ZHOU ; 3. Values Compared: Homer and the Book of Songs / HUANG Yang / YAN Shaoxiang ; Looking Backward and Forward / Fritz-Heiner MUTSCHLER.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Contiene índice.

ISBN:

1-5275-2379-9

OCLC:

1183030083