A Brief History of Chinese Literary Theory

Author: Cheng Fuwang
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: "History of Chinese Literary Theory" is a discipline that studies the formation and development of traditional Chinese literary theory. In the history of Chinese culture, there are not only a vast number of literary works but also rich literary treatises. These treatises cover various issues related to literature, forming profound, unique, and long-standing literary theories. The fundamental task of "History of Chinese Literary Theory" is to excavate and organize literary treatises from different periods, analyze and synthesize their ideological viewpoints, and sort out and summarize the development process of Chinese literary theory.
Is there really an insurmountable gap between traditional Chinese literary theory and modern literary theory? Does traditional Chinese literary theory have the potential to evolve into modern theory? If so, why hasn't this potential been realized? What should we pay attention to when examining traditional Chinese literary theory, especially the literary theories of the Ming and Qing dynasties? How should we understand the entire history of Chinese literary theory? This book discusses these questions and presents them to those who are studying and reflecting on the history of Chinese literary theory.