The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Preface -- I. On Tao, the Source -- II. Evidence from the Sage -- III. The Classics as Literary Sources -- IV. Emendation of Apocrypha -- V. An Analysis of Sao -- VI. An Exegesis of Poetry -- VII. Musical Poetry -- VIII. Elucidation of Fu -- IX. Ode and Pronouncement -- X. Sacrificial Prayer and Oath of Agreement -- XI. Inscription and Exhortation -- XII. Elegy and Stone Inscription -- XIII. Lament and Condolence -- XIV. Miscellaneous Writings -- XV. Humor and Enigma -- XVI. Historical Writings -- XVII. Speculative Writings -- XVIII. Treatise and Discussion -- XIX. Edict and Script -- XX. War Proclamation and Dispatch -- XXI. Sacrifices to Heaven and Earth -- XXII. Memorial, Part I -- XXIII. Memorial, Part II -- XXIV. Discussion and Answer -- XXV. Epistolary Writing -- XXVI. Spiritual Thought or Imagination -- XXVII. Style and Nature -- XXVIII. The Wind and the Bone -- XXIX. Flexible Adaptability to Varying Situations -- XXX. On Choice of Style -- XXXI. Emotion and Literary Expression -- XXXII. Casting and Cutting, or,on Editing of Ideas and Rhetoric -- XXXIII. Musicalness -- XXXIV. Paragraph and Sentence -- XXXV. Linguistic Parallelism -- XXXVI. Metaphor -- XXXVII. Hyperbole -- XXXVIII. Factual Allusionand Textual Reference -- XXXIX. Philology and Choice of Words -- XL. The Recondite and the Conspicuous -- XLI. Literary Flaws -- XLII. The Nourishing of Vitality -- XLIII. Organization -- XLIV. Discussion on the Art of Writing -- XLV. Literary Development and Time -- XLVI. The Physical World -- XLVII. Literary Talents -- XLVIII. An Understanding Critic -- XLIX. The Capacity of a Vessel.

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