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Article: Tropes of entanglement and strange loops in the “Nine Avowals” of the Chuci
Title | Tropes of entanglement and strange loops in the “Nine Avowals” of the Chuci |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Chuci Nine Avowals Strange loops Ancient Chinese poetry Tropes of entanglement |
Issue Date | 2018 |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press. |
Citation | Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 2018, v. 81 n. 2, p. 277-300 How to Cite? |
Abstract | The literary form and rhetorical structure of ancient Chinese poems have not been sufficiently studied. The “Jiu zhang” 九章 (Nine Avowals) attributed to Qu Yuan 屈原 contain distinctive formal features which are highly suggestive for interpretations of Qu Yuan's life and works. At the level of rhetoric, the protagonist frequently describes his own mental state using metaphors of knots and entanglement. At the level of form, the internal structure of the poems, and “Chou si” 抽思 (Unravelled Yearnings) in particular, involves series of overlapping, cross-referencing units that recall the “strange loop” discussed by Douglas Hofstadter as a model of human consciousness. Reading these poems is not just a matter of reconstructing their historical contexts but also of understanding their intended effects on the reader, who is effectively transported into a simulation of Qu Yuan's mind. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/260003 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 0.3 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.155 |
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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Williams, NM | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-09-03T04:22:50Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2018-09-03T04:22:50Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 2018, v. 81 n. 2, p. 277-300 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0041-977X | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/260003 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The literary form and rhetorical structure of ancient Chinese poems have not been sufficiently studied. The “Jiu zhang” 九章 (Nine Avowals) attributed to Qu Yuan 屈原 contain distinctive formal features which are highly suggestive for interpretations of Qu Yuan's life and works. At the level of rhetoric, the protagonist frequently describes his own mental state using metaphors of knots and entanglement. At the level of form, the internal structure of the poems, and “Chou si” 抽思 (Unravelled Yearnings) in particular, involves series of overlapping, cross-referencing units that recall the “strange loop” discussed by Douglas Hofstadter as a model of human consciousness. Reading these poems is not just a matter of reconstructing their historical contexts but also of understanding their intended effects on the reader, who is effectively transported into a simulation of Qu Yuan's mind. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Cambridge University Press. | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies | - |
dc.rights | Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. Copyright © Cambridge University Press. | - |
dc.rights | This article has been published in a revised form in [Journal] [http://doi.org/XXX]. This version is free to view and download for private research and study only. Not for re-distribution, re-sale or use in derivative works. © copyright holder. | - |
dc.subject | Chuci | - |
dc.subject | Nine Avowals | - |
dc.subject | Strange loops | - |
dc.subject | Ancient Chinese poetry | - |
dc.subject | Tropes of entanglement | - |
dc.title | Tropes of entanglement and strange loops in the “Nine Avowals” of the Chuci | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Williams, NM: nmwill@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Williams, NM=rp02202 | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1017/S0041977X18000939 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85050590648 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 288768 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 81 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 2 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 277 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 300 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000439557200005 | - |
dc.publisher.place | UK | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0041-977X | - |