Early Han Scholarly Trends and Early Han Literature

Author: Cheng Shih-he
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: This book conducts an in-depth examination and specific analysis of the intellectual trends and literature of the early Han Dynasty, focusing on describing the spiritual journey of the early Han scholars in maintaining the "unified" political situation amidst difficulties and achieving the cultural spirit of China. It recreates the basic characteristics of early Han literature. The author addresses the relatively weak and challenging aspects of early Han literature in the study of Chinese literary history, avoiding the scattered and isolated problems of previous research. Instead, he provides a holistic and dynamic grasp of the literature of the nearly fifty years in the early Han Dynasty. The book is well-documented, convincingly argued, fluently written, and clearly expressed.