A Study of Shang Dynasty Aesthetic Consciousness

This book explores the aesthetic consciousness of the Shang Dynasty and its influence on Chinese aesthetic development and contemporary aesthetic creation.

Zhu Zhirong is a professor at the Department of Chinese Language and Literature of East China Normal University (ECNU), Director of the Research Center for Aesthetics and Art Theory at the ECNU, Vice President of the Chinese Association for Theory of Literary and Art, and Vice President of the Chinese Socierty for Aesthetics. He is the Changjiang Distinguished Professor, a prestigious title bestowed by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China in 2016. His publications with Routledge also include Philosophy of Chinese Art.

Introduction 1. The social context of the Shang dynasty: The dual influences of regal and religious power 2. A general introduction to Shang aesthetic consciousness: The developed consciousness of the subject 3. The aesthetic features of Shang pottery 4. The aesthetic features of Shang jade 5. The aesthetic features of Shang bronze 6. The aesthetic features of Shang writing 7. The aesthetic features of Shang literature. Conclusion