Analysis of the Origin of Chinese Aesthetics

Author: Zou Hua
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: The Origin Theory of Chinese Aesthetics, divided into three parts: Origin Analysis, Origin Multiplication, and Origin Renewal. In the Origin Analysis section, it conducts research on the original sources of Chinese aesthetics; the Origin Multiplication section elucidates how the things formed at the original sources have been enriched in the developmental course of Chinese aesthetics; the Origin Renewal section studies the changes and extensions of the deep structure of ancient aesthetics under modern conditions. In this book, a systematic aesthetic theory is proposed that runs parallel to the historical evolution of beauty in ancient and modern times, forming new aesthetic categories with inherent connections. The research findings of these basic aesthetic theories are also applied and elaborated in the study of ancient Chinese aesthetics.