Zhu Xi's Study of the Chuci and the Tradition of Confucian Aesthetics
Journal
Contemporary Chinese Thought
Journal Volume
49
Journal Issue
3-4
Pages
207-218
Date Issued
2018
Author(s)
Abstract
Zhu Xi regarded the Chuci as highly as the Shijing. The author argues that Zhu’s positive reading of Chuci turned on the author Qu Yuan’s (Confucian) patriotic intent but neglected the cultural background of Chu and alchemical Daoism. Zhu’s didacticism led him to take the non-Confucian cultural imagery as metaphor.
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Published online: 18 Oct 2019
Type
journal article