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Book SynopsisThe Classical Moment is a reexamination of the concept of a supreme moment in the literatures of Greece, Mesopotamia, India, China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. Taking the case of Greece as its starting point, it examines what such moments have in common, how they are created, and what effect they have on subsequent literary creation.
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 The Wake of the Greek Classical Moment Chapter 3 "They Requested Him as God of Their City": A Classical Moment in the Mesopotamian Experience Chapter 4 The Classical Moment in India: The Grammar of Discrimination in Kalidasa Chapter 5 The Classical Moment in China Chapter 6 Unstating the Classical Moment: The Logic of Forms and Forces in Heian Japan Chapter 7 Performing Dragons: The Construction of a Korean Classical Moment Chapter 8 In Search of Vietnamese Classical Moments Chapter 9 About the Contributors Chapter 10 Index
