Critique of the Chinese Anthology

Author: Zou Yunhu
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: This book attempts to conduct a comprehensive review and study of the vast literary anthologies of ancient China from a critical theory perspective. The book is divided into six chapters: the first five chapters focus on researching the emergence of classical Chinese literary anthologies as selections that fulfill a critical function, as well as their relationship with contemporary literary trends and literary criticism; the sixth chapter primarily examines the critical principles, mechanisms, and methods of classical Chinese literary anthologies as a form of critical approach. The book is approximately 200,000 words in length. The book includes content such as: Han, Wei, and the Six Dynasties: The Origin of Anthologies; Literary Trends and Anthologies of the Tang and Five Dynasties; Literary Trends and Anthologies of the Song and Yuan Dynasties; Literary Trends and Anthologies of the Ming Dynasty, and more.