Quick Read of Ming and Qing Miniatures: The Voice of Spirit

Author: Chen Wanyi
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
Features: Here, the book you must read once in your lifetime, whether you are ten, thirty, or seventy! A minimalist reading list of Chinese culture. From the vast collection of ancient classics, sixty classics are selected for the first time to be presented in a light and easy reading format, fully depicting the style and appearance of Chinese five thousand years of culture. A renowned authority on Chinese classics in Taiwan re-examines the classics with the perspective of the 21st century, traversing the past and present, covering vast distances, and taking you into the "unfenced museum of Chinese culture." The authors of Ming and Qing dynasty sketches were mostly urban scholars or retired officials who dared to laugh and criticize life boldly, no longer putting on a serious face to teach the ancients, but telling us about personal interests and hobbies, with ease and wit. The author accepted folk language and themes, expressing them in a free writing style, which was widely accepted in contemporary times and is still popular among the people centuries later. The classification of selected texts in this book explains that the preface and selected texts mainly show the perspective of Ming people's sketches and their historical background. Biographies, only with extraordinary writers can there be extraordinary works. This category selects three biographies of the writers. Literary theory, the literary view of the Xingling school is the foundation of sketch writing. Letters, letters during the Ming and Qing dynasties were numerous and good, close and natural. Selected works of Yuan Zhonglang, Nong Cheng, and Zheng Banqiao are included. Diaries, the diaries of Yuan Xiaoxiu, Ye Tianliao, and others are very long, especially able to completely express the author's thoughts and emotions at a certain time. In addition, only a few excerpts can be selected. Travel writings, the Ming people loved to travel, and travel literature was also particularly developed. Several pieces are selected to give a glimpse. Jokes, joke books were very popular at the end of the Ming Dynasty; three essays are selected, and several jokes are appended. Fables, all works are taken from joke books, but they have a stronger imagination. Qingyan, are aphoristic, and the of sketch writing.