Four Reviews of the Strange Book

Author: Song Jian
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: The critiques of the four great classics by Jin Shengtan, Li Zhuowu, Mao Zonggang, and Zhang Zhupo are all based on their deep love and sincere admiration for the "talented scholars' books," inspired by genuine feelings, and their words come from the heart. Their influence is no less than that of the novels themselves. The extraordinary books are perfectly complemented by the extraordinary critiques. This book selects the comments of four Ming and Qing literary figures—Jin Shengtan, Li Zhuowu, Mao Zonggang, and Zhang Zhupo—on the Chinese classical four great masterpieces, discussing either literary techniques or analyzing the plots, and providing annotations for difficult words and phrases.