前言 1
Introduction 3
Chapter One "I Sing What Was Lost" 11
Ⅰ．"I Heard the Old,Old Men Say" 13
Ⅱ．"All's Changed" 18
1．“Fallen Majesty" 19
2．The Aging Poet 23
Chapter Two "Between Extremities Man Runs His Course":The Struggle between Body and Soul 36
Ⅰ．The Tentative Journey to the Soul 37
1．The Pure Joy ofthe Soul 37
2．An Ambiguous Journey 40
3．The More Resolute Journey 42
Ⅱ．The Sensual World of the Body 44
1．The Old Man's Passion 45
2．The Temporary Check from the Soul 50
3．The New Round of Passion 53
Ⅲ．Vacillation 57
Ⅳ．The Lasting Song of the Body 63
Chapter Three The Pursuit of the Poet and the Man 69
Ⅰ．The Victory of the Poet 69
1．The Belief of the Man 69
2．The Belief of the Poet 76
Ⅱ．The Way to Power 86
1．Power from the Mask 86
2．The Power of Tragic Joy 114
3．Power-Generating Conflicts 125
4．Conclusion 132
Chapter Four Unity through Struggles 134
Ⅰ．The Ideal Unity of Being 134
Ⅱ．The Divisions 136
Ⅲ．Towards Unity 138
1．Unity with Divinity 138
2．Unity with the Self 139
Conclusion 143
Works Cited 146
Selected Bibliography 149
Appendix 151