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Many of the brightest Chinese minds have used the form of the
commentary to open the terse and poetic chapters of the Laozi to
their readers and also to develop a philosophy of their own. None
has been more sophisticated, philosophically probing, and
influential in the endeavor than a young genius of the third
century C.E., Wang Bi (126-249). In this book, Rudolf G. Wagner
provides a full translation of the Laozi that extracts from Wang
Bi's Commentary the manner in which he read the text, as well as a
full translation of Wang Bi's Commentary and his essay on the
"subtle pointers" of the Laozi. The result is a Chinese reading of
the Laozi that will surprise and delight Western readers familiar
with some of the many translations of the work.
Many of the brightest Chinese minds have used the form of the
commentary to open the terse and poetic chapters of the Laozi to
their readers and also to develop a philosophy of their own. None
has been more sophisticated, philosophically probing, and
influential in the endeavor than a young genius of the third
century C.E., Wang Bi (126-249). In this book, Rudolf G. Wagner
provides a full translation of the Laozi that extracts from Wang
Bi's Commentary the manner in which he read the text, as well as a
full translation of Wang Bi's Commentary and his essay on the
"subtle pointers" of the Laozi. The result is a Chinese reading of
the Laozi that will surprise and delight Western readers familiar
with some of the many translations of the work.
This is a set of pioneering studies on Chinese encyclopaedias of
modern knowledge (1870-1930). At a transitional time when modern
knowledge was sought after yet few modern schools were available,
these works were crucial sources of information for an entire
generation. This volume investigates many of these encyclopaedias,
which were never reprinted and are hardly known even to
specialists, for the first time. The contributors to this
collection all specialize in the period in question and have worked
together for a number of years. The resulting studies show that
these encyclopaedias open a unique window onto the migration and
ordering systems of knowledge across cultural and linguistic
borders.
This book presents critical studies of modern reconfigurations of
conceptions of the past, of the 'classical', and of national
heritage. Its scope is global (China, India, Egypt, Iran, Judaism,
the Greco-Roman world) and inter-disciplinary (textual philology,
history of art and architecture, philosophy, gardening). Its
emphasis is on the complexity of the modernization process and of
reactions to it: ideas and technologies travelled from India to
Iran and from Japan to China, while reactions show tensions between
museumization and the recreation of 'presence'. It challenges
readers to rethink the assumptions of the disciplines in which they
were trained
China's "Great Leap Forward" of 1958-1961 was a time of official
rejoicing over the achievements of Communism, but it was also a
time of immense suffering. Growing dissent among intellectuals
stimulated creativity as writers sought to express both their hope
for the success of the revolution and their dissatisfaction with
the Party leadership and policies. But the uneasy political climate
and the state's control over literature prevented writers from
directly addressing the compelling problems of the time. Rather,
they resorted to a variety of sophisticated and time-honored forms
for airing their grievances, including the historical drama. Rudolf
Wagner examines three of these plays written and performed between
1958 and 1963 in an effort to decode their hidden political and
cultural meanings. He also provides a broad survey of the politics
of the historical drama in China, suggesting further avenues of
inquiry into the relationship between literature and the state.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which
commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out
and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and
impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes
high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using
print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in
1990.
China's "Great Leap Forward" of 1958-1961 was a time of official
rejoicing over the achievements of Communism, but it was also a
time of immense suffering. Growing dissent among intellectuals
stimulated creativity as writers sought to express both their hope
for the success of the revolution and their dissatisfaction with
the Party leadership and policies. But the uneasy political climate
and the state's control over literature prevented writers from
directly addressing the compelling problems of the time. Rather,
they resorted to a variety of sophisticated and time-honored forms
for airing their grievances, including the historical drama. Rudolf
Wagner examines three of these plays written and performed between
1958 and 1963 in an effort to decode their hidden political and
cultural meanings. He also provides a broad survey of the politics
of the historical drama in China, suggesting further avenues of
inquiry into the relationship between literature and the state.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which
commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out
and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and
impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes
high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using
print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in
1990.
Wagner (Chinese studies, U. of Heidelberg, Germany) introduces a
reading of the Laozi which differs greatly from the many
translations currently available in the West, based on the work of
Wang Bi (226-249), who dashed off a commentary on the Laozi and
another on the Book of Changes -- two of the most enduring works of
Chinese philosophy -- before his death at age 23. Wagner explores
Wang Bi's craft as a scholarly commentator and as a philosopher in
his own right, situating his work in the context of other competing
commentaries.
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