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On the Longitudinal Structure's Hierarchies in the Text of "Chuang Zi"

Liu Sheng-liang

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The inner aesthetics structure of literary works is often made of three hierarchies: Yan(language),Xiang(image),Yi(meaning).Chuang Zi claimed that the 90% text in it was made of fables mainly,and whose features were prominent particularly.The writer always hid some philosophy or meaning into the given images and stories which were described by some literary language,therefore,the text of Chuang Zi formed three hierarchies: Yan,Xiang,Yi.Yan in Chuang Zi is particular,individual and literary language,including connotation,psychological meaning and unreadability.Xiang in Chuang Zi is unthinkable images,characterized as unification of subjective and objective,of assumption and reality,of individual and common,of certain and uncertain.Yi in Chuang Zi is philosophical meaning mainly,characterized as complicated,meaningful,artistic,unknowable,unspoken,aesthetics and historical.In a word,Yan,Xiang,Yi in Chuang Zi are artistic,ample and impelling,forming the typical,poetic and charming impelling structure.

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The inner aesthetics structure of literary works is often made of three hierarchies: Yan(language),Xiang(image),Yi(meaning).Chuang Zi claimed that the 90% text in it was made of fables mainly,and whose features were prominent particularly.The writer always hid some philosophy or meaning into the given images and stories which were described by some literary language,therefore,the text of Chuang Zi formed three hierarchies: Yan,Xiang,Yi.Yan in Chuang Zi is particular,individual and literary language,including connotation,psychological meaning and unreadability.Xiang in Chuang Zi is unthinkable images,characterized as unification of subjective and objective,of assumption and reality,of individual and common,of certain and uncertain.Yi in Chuang Zi is philosophical meaning mainly,characterized as complicated,meaningful,artistic,unknowable,unspoken,aesthetics and historical.In a word,Yan,Xiang,Yi in Chuang Zi are artistic,ample and impelling,forming the typical,poetic and charming impelling structure.

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The inner aesthetics structure of literary works is often made of three hierarchies: Yan(language),Xiang(image),Yi(meaning).Chuang Zi claimed that the 90% text in it was made of fables mainly,and whose features were prominent particularly.The writer always hid some philosophy or meaning into the given images and stories which were described by some literary language,therefore,the text of Chuang Zi formed three hierarchies: Yan,Xiang,Yi.Yan in Chuang Zi is particular,individual and literary language,including connotation,psychological meaning and unreadability.Xiang in Chuang Zi is unthinkable images,characterized as unification of subjective and objective,of assumption and reality,of individual and common,of certain and uncertain.Yi in Chuang Zi is philosophical meaning mainly,characterized as complicated,meaningful,artistic,unknowable,unspoken,aesthetics and historical.In a word,Yan,Xiang,Yi in Chuang Zi are artistic,ample and impelling,forming the typical,poetic and charming impelling structure.

Key concepts: Meaning (existential), Connotation, Unification, Philosophy, Poetry, Literature, Linguistics, Art

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