In Dialectics of Spontaneity, Zhiyi Yang examines Su Shi's poetry on art and connoisseurship, his emulation of Tao Qian in exile poetry, and his inner alchemical practice. She argues that the concept of absolute spontaneity is defined negatively, and artistic and ethical spontaneity which can be actualized must be provisional and conditioned.
This book argues that Su Shi's lyrical persona of a 'spontaneous genius' is a construction that serves various rhetorical and existential purposes. Making use of Su's prolific works and referring to a broad scope of Western philosophy, this book not only enriches the literature on Su Shi, but further attempts to engages Chinese literature in a cross-cultural and interdisciplinary dialogue.
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About the Author:
Zhiyi Yang received her PhD from Princeton University in 2012. She is currently Junior Professor of Sinology at University of Frankfurt. This is her first monograph.
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- PublisherBrill Academic Pub
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 9004298495
- ISBN 13 9789004298491
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages236