Tang Wenxuan

Author: Gao Wen
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Publish Date: 1997-10-01
Features: The selected works include renowned masterpieces passed down through generations, as well as newly discovered pieces. Some were created by emperors, while others remain anonymous in history. There are sixty-one authors and one hundred twenty-four works in total, comprising thirty-six parallel prose pieces and eighty-eight prose essays, representing various styles and schools, demonstrating the prosperity of Tang literature. The selection and arrangement follow the chronological order of the authors, revealing the historical development of Tang literature. The genres and categories of Tang literature are widely included to reflect its flourishing state from multiple perspectives. The selected categories cover fifteen types: argumentative essays, prefaces and postfaces, memorials and proposals, letters and speeches, dedicatory prefaces, imperial decrees, biographies and epitaphs, odes and inscriptions, maxims and eulogies, praises and odes, fu poetry, funerary orations, miscellaneous essays, and satirical short pieces. Each selected work is accompanied by author introductions, explanations of the works, and annotations on phrases and sentences.