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A lovely project that I philosophically support but stylistically couldn't quite get into. Hinton is a true scholar of Classical Chinese language and thought. He articulates some deep ideas about how a nondualist metaphysics manifests (and in turn is manifested in) classical Chinese forms of language, art, and culture. This was cool to me because it elaborates on a vague thesis I've long held: that Chinese culture and thought is in some inherent sense "vibier" and more poetic for reasons that trace back to language and founding philosophies, and that this characteristic is key to understanding the relation between East and West even today.

All that being said, the prose very quickly got dry and repetitive for me, to such an extent that I couldn't be bothered to even finish the book. Would still recommend checking it out if you're interested in the topic.