North American Chinese scholars primarily interpret ancient Chinese poetic categories through three main approaches:translating poetics,constructing poetic systems,and critiquing literary phenomena.Divergent translations not only reveal differences in semantic understanding but also imply varied interpretations of the same poetic concepts by translators,serving as a direct means for Chinese scholars to express their understanding of poetic categories.In their efforts to construct a theoretical system of ancient Chinese poetics,they delve into detailed and rich discussions of core poetic categories,some of which possess meta-categorical attributes.These poetic categories form the essential foundation for building the theoretical framework of ancient Chinese poetics.By re-examining Chinese poetics through Western theoretical methods and frameworks,they facilitate a dialogue between Chinese and Western poetic theories.When critiquing specific literary works,they often employ Western theories for analysis,and through cross-cultural comparisons,they frequently uncover new insights within traditional poetic categories.
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