Shuyuan Lu
Publication date:
2017
Publisher:
Springer
Abstract:
Reflecting the currently growing eco-movement, this book presents to western readers Tao Yuanming, an ancient Chinese poet, as a representative of classical oriental natural philosophy who offered lived experience of “dwelling poetically on earth.” Drawing on Derrida’s specter theory, it interprets Tao Yuanming in a postmodern and eco-critical context, while also exploring his naturalist “kindred spirits” in other countries, so as to urge the people of today to contemplate their own existence and pursuits. The book’s “panoramic” table of contents offers readers a wonderful reading experience.
Table of Contents:
Tao Yuanming and the Meta-question of Humanity
Tao Yuanming’s Natural Philosophy
Tao Yuanming and Naturalistic Romanticism
The Evolving Perception of Nature and the Death of Tao Yuanming
The Specter of Tao and the Plights of Contemporary Human Existence
Conclusion: The Last Sacrifice and the Evocation
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