The Decline of the Veneration of Antiquity: Wang Shizhen and Literary Thought in the Sixteenth Century

Author: Sun Xuetang
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: Wang Shizhen is known as a prominent literary leader of the late Ming Dynasty. He truly represents the spiritual outlook, life attitudes, and literary thoughts of scholars during the Jiajing, Longqing, and Wanli eras. This book discusses these issues. Wang Shizhen was a highly esteemed literary leader in the late 16th century. From his early years of advocating for a return to tradition to his later years of embracing inclusivity, his literary thought underwent a comprehensive transformation. This transformation is a product of the collision and fusion between a self-assured individual of talent and an era that struggled to rise. To a large extent, it reflects the trends and progress of literary thought development in the entire era.