Parallels, Interactions, and Illuminations - Traversing Chinese and Western Theories of the Sign

Informationen zum Autor Ersu Ding is a professor in the Department of English at Lingnan University. Klappentext The first major work in Sino-Western comparative semiotics, Parallels, Interactions, and Illuminations is a trans-disciplinary and intercultural effort that makes intellectual connections not only across diverse academic fields but also between Chinese and Western theories of the sign. Zusammenfassung The first major work in Sino-Western comparative semiotics! Parallels! Interactions! and Illuminations is a trans-disciplinary and intercultural effort that makes intellectual connections not only across diverse academic fields but also between Chinese and Western theories of the sign. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements List of Figures and Tables Meaning of Symbols and Orthographic Conventions Introduction The Platonic Triad and Its Chinese Counterpart Ontological Realism under Fire The Return of the Subject(s) The Peircean Trichotomy The Poetic Logic Metaphor and Culture Myth Making and Its Socio-Economic Functions Epilogue: Semiotics as an Interdisciplinary Enterprise Technical Glossary Biographical Sketches Notes Cited Works and General Bibliography Index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ersu Ding
• Editore: University of Toronto Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 15.11.2010
• EAN: 9781442640481
• ISBN: 978-1-4426-4048-1
• Pagine: 216
• Serie: Toronto Studies in Semiotics and Communication; Toronto Studies in Semiotics a; Toronto Studies in Semiotics and Communication; Toronto Studies in Semiotics a
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata