Tang Dynasty Selection and Literature

Author: Wang Xuncheng
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Publish Date: 2001-04-01
Features: The Tang Dynasty's Selection and Literature is divided into nine chapters: Chapter 1: Examinations and Spring Examinations; Chapter 2: Selected Scholars and Their Selection Duties; Chapter 3: Assessment; Chapter 4: Officials Below the Sixth Rank and Their Selection Duties; Chapter 5: Selection Examinations; Chapter 6: Bestowing Titles and Other Matters; Chapter 7: Imperial Selections; Chapter 8: Subject Selections; Chapter 9: Election Systems and the Relationship Between Selection Examinations and Literature. From this table of contents, it may seem that there isn't much direct discussion of the relationship between selection examinations and literature. In fact, many intricate connections are analyzed within the text, and only by carefully reading the entire book can one appreciate this point.