Towards Defining a Chinese Heroism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3967858 |
|---|---|
| Authors | C H Wang (0009-0006-3161-9027), Chenfeng Wang (0000-0001-6933-471X, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1975 |
| Volume | 95 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 25 |
| Publication date | 1975-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the American Oriental Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0279 • E-ISSN: 2169-2289 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/599155 |
| OpenAlex | W2318538190 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
When scholars and critics say that there is no epic in the long and rich literary tradition of China, they obviously refer to the fact that martial heroism is never quite specifically celebrated in Chinese poetry. This paper attempts to define a cultural heroism as established in the early Chou era and developed in some subsequent periods. The sublime quality of the king's acts in accordance with this heroism is epical which, in the justification of the overthrowing of the Shang dynasty, becomes the sustaining force of the so-called Weniad. The epic perception of the Weniad repudiates martial spirit in the ideal government. More, it directs the Chinese poet of all ages to the conscious ellipsis of battle in poetry. The ellipsis of battle is an unmistakable characteristic of the narrative structure of all Chinese poetry about war
Aesthetics · Political science · Chinese history and philosophy · History · Military History and Strategy · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,16 |
| Citation span | 1989 - 2021 (33) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |