Chuang Tzu, and Mencius were two of the most important figures in Chinese philosophy and literature. Chuang Tzu was of the Taoist tradition; his works are eloquent and full of wonderful imagery. Mencius was a Confucian philosopher; as such his writings are more practical, and less colourful then Chuang Tzu's.
The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast, in terms of imagery and language, the works of Chuang Tzu and Mencius. To do this, two parables from Chuang Tzu and two passages from Mencius will be discussed and compared. However, first a brief introduction to both men will given, as so to understand the authors. Following this the texts can be dealt with in terms of imagery and language.
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