Shi Ming Wen Xuan Note Analysis

Author: Wang Youhuai
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Publish Date: 2000-01-01
Features: The Anthology (Wenxuan) is one of the earliest existing anthologies of prose and poetry in China, collecting over 700 works by 130 renowned authors and a few anonymous ones from the Zhou Dynasty to the Liang Dynasty of the Southern Dynasties, spanning over seven hundred years. This book is highly regarded by literati and scholars throughout history for its extensive collection and inclusion of the finest works, once becoming a must-read and essential book for scholars. To facilitate readers and achieve the purpose of refining the essence of the past for contemporary use, this book has undergone a "secondary selection" of the original Wenxuan, discarding some works with less literary merit or impact, while preserving the most popular and outstanding masterpieces. Based on previous research, it provides detailed annotations, and offers insightful analyses of the artistic and ideological aspects of the original texts.