Draft Treatise on Ancient Chinese Literary Criticism

Author: Guo Yingde
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: This book systematically summarizes the insightful analyses by ancient Chinese literary critics on the composition, characteristics, and functions of various levels of the basic structure of literary styles. From three aspects—literary style classification as a behavioral method, literary style classification as a textual method, and literary style classification within the system of articles—it clearly outlines the distinctive features of the basic appearance of ancient Chinese literary style morphology. Furthermore, through a detailed examination of the recorded literary styles in the "Biographies" section of the "Book of the Later Han" and the editorial conventions of the classified anthologies in the "Literary Selections," it explores the principles and patterns of ancient Chinese literary style classification, as well as the cultural background of its formation.