Tang Studies and Tang Poetry: A Cultural Examination of the Mid and Late Tang Poetic Style

Author: Zha Pengqiu
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Publish Date: 2000-05-01
Features: This book examines the formation and process of the "Spring and Autumn School" in the mid-Tang Dynasty by connecting relevant historical materials, explaining how a private academy entered the official education system represented by the imperial examinations. It specifically investigates the relationship between mid-Tang poets and this school and its academic style. Based on this foundation, it analyzes the academic background of the main poetic schools and poetic styles in the mid-to-late Tang Dynasty. From the perspectives of academic trends, academic methods, and scholars' knowledge structures, it analyzes the specific impact of the shift in academic style in the mid-to-late Tang Dynasty on the evolution of poetic style. Additionally, it offers a new interpretation of the aesthetic characteristics of mid-to-late Tang poetry from this perspective.