Rhetoric in ancient China, fifth to third century, B.C.E.
Subtitle: a comparison with classical Greek rhetoric
By: Xing Lu.
Series: Studies in rhetoric/communication
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Columbia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 350
Subjects: Chinese language -- Rhetoric.; Chinese language -- To 600.; Rhetoric, Ancient.; Comparative linguistics.
Description: In Rhetoric in Ancient China, Fifth to Third Century B.C.E., Xing Lu examines language art, persuasion, and argumentation in ancient China and offers a detailed and authentic account of ancient Chinese rhetorical theories and practices in the society's philosophical, political, cultural, and linguistic contexts.

She focuses on the works of ten well-known Chinese thinkers from Confucius to Han Feizi as well as on the Later Mohists, a group that represents five schools of thought - Mingjia, Confucianism, Daoism, Mohism, and Legalism. Lu identifies seven key Chinese terms pertaining to speech, language, persuasion, and argumentation as they appeared in these original texts, selecting ming bian as the linchpin for the Chinese conceptual term of rhetorical studies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-339) and index.
Table of contents: title: Editor's preface; title: Preface; title: Acknowledgments; title: Chronology of Chinese dynasties from Xia to the warring states period; title: Chinese school of thoughts and thinkers; title: Abbreviations; title: Introduction; title: Perceptions and methodology in the study of classical Chinese rhetoric; title: cultural contexts and rhetorical practices of the pre-Qin period; title: Chinese terminology of rhetoric; title: Rhetorical features in literary and historical texts; title: Conceptualization of Ming Bian: the School of Ming; title: Conceptualization of Yan and Ming Bian: the School of Confucianism; title: Conceptualization of Ming Bian: the School of Mohism; title: Conceptualization of Yan and Ming Bian: the School of Daoism; title: Conceptualization of Shui and Ming Bian by Han Feizi; title: Conclusions and implications; title: Notes; title: Bibliography; title: Index.