Study of the Six Books in Song, Yuan, Ming Dynasties

Author: Dang Huaxing
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Publish Date: 2003-12-01
Features: This book systematically examines the academic background of the study of the Six Schools of Philology during the Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties, focusing on analyzing the works of this period, explaining the new theories on the classification of the Six Schools of Philology in the Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties, as well as the search for and utilization of new materials by philologists during this time. Finally, it provides a comprehensive evaluation of the Six Schools of Philology in the Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties. The book is divided into six parts:
Part 1, Introduction. It includes three aspects: First, the significance of the topic—how the study of the Six Schools of Philology during the Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties has been neglected or misjudged in the history of Chinese academic studies. Second, the basic principles for summarizing the history of Chinese philology in a chronological order. Third, the historical context of the development of the Six Schools of Philology during the Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties.
Part 2, Overview of the works on the Six Schools of Philology during the Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties.
Part 3, New theories on the relationship between the form and meaning of Chinese characters as reflected in the philology of the Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties.
Part 4, New theories on the classification of the Six Schools of Philology during the Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties.
Part 5, The search for and utilization of new materials by philologists during the Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties.
Part 6, A comprehensive evaluation of the Six Schools of Philology during the Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties.