{"product_id":"the-poetics-of-repetition-in-cecile-chu-chin-sun-9780226780207","title":"The Poetics of Repetition in English and Chinese Lyric Poetry","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor more than half a century, Chinese-Western comparative literature has been recognized as a formal academic discipline, but critics and scholars in the field have done little to develop a viable, common basis for comparison between these disparate literatures. In this pioneering book, Cecile Chu-chin Sun establishes repetition as the ideal perspective from which to compare the poetry and poetics from these two traditions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSun contends that repetition is at the heart of all that defines the lyric as a unique art form and, by closely examining its use in Chinese and Western poetry, she demonstrates how\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eone can identify important points of convergence and divergence. Through a representative sampling of poems from both traditions, she illustrates how the irreducible generic nature of the lyric transcends linguistic and cultural barriers but also reveals the fundamental distinctions between the traditions. Most crucially, she dissects the two radically different conceptualizations of reality--mimesis and \u003ci\u003exing\u003c\/i\u003e--that serve as underlying principles for the poetic practices of each tradition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSkillfully integrating theory and practice, \u003ci\u003eThe Poetics of Repetition in English and Chinese Lyric Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eprovides a much-needed model for future study of Chinese and English poetry as well as lucid, succinct interpretations of individual poems.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cecile Chu-Chin Sun\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226780201\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226780207\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.90w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2011","brand":"Cecile Chu-Chin Sun","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086426910975,"sku":"9780226780207","price":62.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3435c9ac-e7c3-4080-8008-1ef4ac9965eb.jpg?v=1769094607","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-poetics-of-repetition-in-cecile-chu-chin-sun-9780226780207","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}