Tropes of entanglement and strange loops in the "Nine Avowals" of the Chuci
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2824005 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nancy M Williams (0000-0002-2852-7467, University of Hong Kong, corresponding author), Nicholas Morrow Williams |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 81 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 277-300 |
| Publication date | 2018-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0041-977X • E-ISSN: 1474-0699 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0041977x18000939 |
| OpenAlex | W2883647067 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
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
Art · China · Cognitive science · Consciousness · Epistemology · Linguistics · Literature · Mental state · Physics · Poetry · Quantum · Quantum entanglement · Reading (process) · Recall · Rhetoric · Rhetorical question · Zhàng · Axial and Atropisomeric Chirality Synthesis · Biological and pharmacological studies of plants · Chinese history and philosophy · History · Philosophy · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |