趙啟光,生于北京,獲中國社會科學(xué)院研究生院英美文學(xué)碩士學(xué)位,美國馬薩諸塞大學(xué)比較文學(xué)博士學(xué)位?,F(xiàn)為美國卡爾頓學(xué)院終身教授,同時兼任同濟(jì)大學(xué)特聘教授、清華大學(xué)客座研究員等。他開創(chuàng)了美國卡爾頓學(xué)院中國語言文學(xué)部,一直從事漢語言文學(xué)、比較文學(xué),以及道家哲學(xué)等的教授工作。近三十年來,他一直致力于傳播中華文化,并成批地將美國學(xué)生帶回國內(nèi)交流學(xué)習(xí),極大地促成了中美文化的雙向交流。其中文著作有《古道新理——趙啟光話講老子》、《老子的智慧》、《世路心程》、《客舟聽雨》、《康拉德小說選》等;英文著作有《中西方龍的研究》(A Study of Dragon: East and West)、《無為無不為》(Do Nothing and Do Everything)等。
圖書目錄
CHAPTER 1 Our Approaches to Dragonology
CHAPTER 2 The Dragon's&"Origin&"and Appearances The So-Called Unique Origin of International Dragons Dragons of Chinese Sub-Origin Miao (Hmong) Dragons Japanese, Korean, and Bhutanese Dragons Dragons of Indic Sub-Origin Dragons of Middle-Eastern Sub-Origin
CHAPTER 3 The Great Dragon Was Cast Out: The Western Dragon as a Symbol The Western Dragon: Identification with the Judeo-Christian Devil, Monsters, and Enemies Its Sexualized Image Its Association with Fire, the Underworld, and Death The Combination of the Western Dragon's Symbolic Aspects
CHAPTER 4 The Great Dragon Was Enshrined The Implication of the Chinese Mythological Dragon: the Sky Spiritual Nobility Good Fortune and Philosophical Symbol Emperorship The Chinese Nation Summary
CHAPTER 5 The Dragon of the Waters, East and West The Myth of Yu and Hydraulic Despotism The Chinese Dragon of the Waters The Different Functions of the Dragon and the Dragon King in the Hydraulic Society The Western Dragon of the Waters The Spring of Water and the Fire Summary
CHAPTER 6 The Dragon-Slayer The Dragon Involved in Human Life Western Dragon-Slayers Japanese Dragon-Slayers Chinese Dragon-Slayers The Structure of Dragon-Slayer Tales Dragon-Slaying As a Struggle with the &"Inner Exoteric&"
CHAPTER 7 Dragons As Zoological&"Fact,&"Psychological Archetypes, and Ideological Symbols Dragons as Fact Dragons as Psychological Archetypes The Dragon as Ideological Symbol Conclusion
CHAPTER 8 The Dragon Between Hard Covers: The Scholarship of Dragon Studies Western Writings about Dragons Chinese Writings About Dragons Glosary