The Pheasant Cap Master (He guan zi)

<p>Preface<br/> Note on Citations<br/> <br/> <br/>1. <i>Pheasant Cap Master</i> and the Paradox of Unity<br/> <blockquote> <br/>1.1. Expectations of Unity<br/> 1.2. A Celebration of Fragments<br/> <br/> </blockquote> <br/><b>Part One: The </b><b><i>Pheasant Cap Master</i></b><b> as a Fragmented Text</b><br/><b> </b><br/> <br/>2. Biographical Evidence and Expectations Concerning Unity of Authorship<br/> <br/> <blockquote> <br/>2.1. Place of Origin in Biographical and Bibliographical Notices<br/> 2.2. He guan zi's Place of Origin and Dates<br/> 2.3. Further Considerations Concerning Authorship<br/> <br/> </blockquote> <br/>3. Bibliographical Evidence and Expectations Concerning Unity of Length and Filiation<br/> <br/> <blockquote> <br/>3.1. The Length of the <i>Pheasant Cap Master</i><br/><i> </i>3.2. The Filiation of the <i>Pheasant Cap Master</i><br/><i> </i>3.3. The Conflation Hypothesis<br/> 3.4. Further Discussion Concerning Filiation<br/> <br/> </blockquote> <br/>4. Commentarial Evidence and Expectations Concerning Stylistic Unity<br/> <br/> <br/>4.1. Comments on a Work of Poor Style<br/> 4.2. Commentaries on the <i>Pheasant Cap Master</i><br/><i> </i>4.3. From Poor Style to Plagiarism<br/> <br/> <br/>5. Textual Evidence and Expectations Concerning Textual Unity<br/> <br/> <blockquote> <br/>5.1. A Corrupt Text<br/> 5.2. From Textual Corruption to Commentarial Interpolation<br/> 5.3. Indirect Evidence<br/> 5.4. Direct Evidence<br/> <br/> </blockquote> <br/><b>Part Two: The </b><b><i>Pheasant Cap Master </i></b><b>as a Rhetorical Text</b><br/><b> </b><br/> <br/>6. A Work of Positive Rhetoric<br/> <br/> <blockquote> <br/>6.1. Rhetoric Politics and Frustration<br/> 6.2. Admonishment of the Ruler<br/> 6.3. The Ruler and the Sage<br/> 6.4. Explaining Political Failure<br/> <br/> </blockquote> <br/>7. Rhetorical Use of Language<br/> <br/> <blockquote> <br/>7.1. With the Power of Words<br/> 7.2. Redefinitions as Arguments<br/> 7.3. Further Instances of the Power of Language<br/> <br/> </blockquote> <br/>8. Political Views on Language<br/> <br/> <blockquote> <br/>8.1. Discussions about Names<br/> 8.2. The Source of Names<br/> 8.3. Norms for Naming<br/> <br/> </blockquote> <br/>9. Beyond Names<br/> <br/> <blockquote> <br/>9.1. Laws of Nature<br/> 9.2. The Unnamed Source of Names<br/> 9.3. Naming from the Unnamed<br/> <br/> </blockquote> <br/>Appendix 1. Taboos: the Distribution of <i>zheng</i> and <i>duan</i> in the <i>He guan zi</i><br/><i> </i>Appendix 2. The Distribution of Names in the <i>He guan zi</i><br/><i> </i>Appendix 3. Bibliographical Evidence in Sources from the Han through the Yuan<br/> Appendix 4. Indirect Evidence in Sources Predating the First Extant Complete Edition<br/> Appendix 5. The Chapters of the <i>He guan zi</i><br/><i> </i><br/> <br/>Notes<br/> <br/> <br/>Bibliography<br/> <br/> <br/>Original Text of <i>The Pheasant Cap Master</i><br/><i> </i><br/> <br/>Index</p>