LEADER 02891oam 22004452 450 001 9910493167003321 005 20190826145055.0 010 $a90-04-36905-8 024 7 $a10.1163/9789004369054 035 $a(CKB)4100000007177205 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5606125 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789004369054 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000007177205 100 $a20180828d2018 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe other Greek : $ean introduction to Chinese and Japanese characters, their history and influence /$fby Arthur Cooper ; edited by Imre Galambos 210 1$aLeiden ;$aBoston :$cBrill,$d[2018] 215 $a1 online resource (390 pages) 311 $a90-04-36904-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront Matter -- $tCopyright Page -- $tForeword -- $tList of Arthur Cooper?s Publications -- $tEditor?s Introduction: Arthur Cooper and The Other Greek /$rImre Galambos -- $tAuthor?s Introduction -- $tEtymology as the Principle of Chinese Writing -- $tIntroducing Chinese Characters -- $tDeerpark Hermitage -- $tRiver Snow I: The Other Greek -- $tRiver Snow II: Word-Building -- $tRiver Snow III: Rhythm -- $tWindows -- $tStars and Seething Pots -- $tThe Ballad of the Ancient Cypress -- $tOn Releasing a Wild Goose -- $tWare, Ware, Snares For Hares -- $tThe Way: Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu and Lieh Tzu -- $tWhen I Was Green -- $tSnow and Plum -- $tFarewell to the God of Plagues -- $tBack Matter -- $tIndex. 330 $aIn The Other Greek , Arthur Cooper offers a captivating and unorthodox introduction to the world of the Chinese script through the medium of poetry, explaining the structure, meaning and cultural significance of each character. Written nearly half a century ago, and now published posthumously, the book argues that the role of Chinese writing was analogous to the influence of Greek civilization on Western culture. Chinese is the Greek of the Far East, ?the other Greek?! Originally a cryptanalyst, Cooper uses his professional?and distinctly non-academic?training to analyse Chinese characters and points out a series of unacknowledged associations between them. Ultimately, he aims to initiate the reader with no prior knowledge of the language into Chinese writing and poetry. 606 $aChinese characters$xHistory 606 $aChinese language$xWriting$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aChinese characters$xHistory. 615 0$aChinese language$xWriting$xHistory. 676 $a495.11/1 700 $aCooper$b Arthur R. V.$f-1988,$0810048 702 $aGalambos$b Imre 801 0$bNL-LeKB 801 1$bNL-LeKB 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910493167003321 996 $aThe other Greek$92445732 997 $aUNINA