{"product_id":"liu-tsung-yuan-and-intellectual-change-in-tang-china-773-819-hardback-9780521419642","title":"Liu Tsung-yüan and Intellectual Change in T'ang China, 773–819 (Hardback) 9780521419642","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLiu Tsung-yüan and Intellectual Change in T'ang China, 773–819\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis study offers an interpretation of the origins of the T'ang-Sung intellectual tradition.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJo-Shui Chen (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521419642, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 27 November 1992\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e236 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.8 x 1.8 cm, 0.512 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"...a thorough and scholarly study and a valuable addition to the small body of material that is available on the subject in English.\"   Edwin G. Pulleyblank, China Review International\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book is a comprehensive study of Liu Tsang-yüan (773–819), a major literary and intellectual figure in Chinese history. The major aspects of Liu's life and work are explored: the social and cultural background of his family, his relationship with the ku-wen prose reforms and new canonical scholarship in the mid-T'ang, his social and political criticism, his views on Confucian doctrine, and his sentiments and reflections regarding the private realm of human life. Its scope goes beyond the 'life and thought' of this principal intellectual figure in its special emphasis on the connections between Liu's thought and mid-T'ang intellectual change, modifying the conventional view that the mid-T'ang Confucian revival led by Han Yü (768–824) and Liu Tsung-yüan was a precursor of Sung Neo-Confucianism. Chen suggests that the mid-T'ang Confucian movement was essentially a revival of an old form of Confucianism and that Liu's was a powerful voice expressing this sentiment. This in-depth study also encompasses a general interpretation of the nature of the T'ang-Sung intellectual transition. Anyone familiar with the intriguing yet elusive Liu Tsang-yüan will find this book fascinating.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Maps\u003cbr\u003e Chronology\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Literati and thought in the early and middle T'ang\u003cbr\u003e 2. Liu Tsung-yüan and the circumstances of Ch'ang-an\u003cbr\u003e 3. 805: the abortive reform\u003cbr\u003e 4. Declaration of principles: Tao and antiquity\u003cbr\u003e 5. Heaven, the supernatural, and Tao\u003cbr\u003e 6. Literary theory, canonical studies and beyond\u003cbr\u003e 7. Sources of Liu's Confucian thought\u003cbr\u003e 8, The private sphere\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of ideas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20ideas%20%5BJFCX%5D%22\"\u003eJFCX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46007267197208,"sku":"9780521419642","price":88.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521419642i_fffb1a3e-2a35-4a97-8e37-ebeb229de618.jpg?v=1691381417","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/liu-tsung-yuan-and-intellectual-change-in-tang-china-773-819-hardback-9780521419642","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}