Alone with the Spirit of Heaven and Earth: the Secret of Zhuangzi
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The seven chapters in "Zhuangzi" were written by Zhuangzi himself. The animals, plants, and inanimate creatures in it can all speak, have emotions, and have thoughts; saints, monarchs, and historical celebrities are all ridiculed, ridiculed, and mercilessly ridiculed. Viewed separately, it is a literary passage with short stories and big principles; taken together, it is a philosophical drama with rich characters and climaxes. Due to Zhuangzi's unique writing style, the words and meanings of the seven chapters are extremely difficult to understand. This book is the result of the author's 40 years of research on Zhuang studies. Based on a precise translation, the seven chapters of "Zhuangzi" are interpreted word for word and sentence by sentence. The numerous language mechanisms and secret codes laid out by Zhuangzi in the form of fables are deciphered one by one, just like Sherlock Holmes, not letting go of every doubt and detail: What is the identity and origin of the character who appears, and what is the meaning of the name? What conflicts are there between the characters who appear, between them and the characters behind the scenes who don't appear, and between the characters behind the scenes? What are the levels of surface meaning of the character's words (up to seven levels), what is the implication, and what is the unspoken word? What are the connections between these words, scenes, and the surrounding words, scenes, and even real historical events? What meaning does Zhuangzi want to express? Through such layer-by-layer and meticulous interpretation, Zhuangzi's context is restored and the whole picture of Zhuang's studies is assembled, so that every reader can appreciate this seven-layered pagoda-like miracle of Chinese literature, philosophy, and wonders of human thinking and language.
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