Identification and Application of Ancient Exegetical Materials

Author: Zhu Chengping
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Publish Date: 2002-04-02
Features: This book provides a comprehensive analysis of four types of textual and etymological materials: textual exegesis, ancient annotations and commentaries, ancient dictionaries, and phonetic annotations (fǎnqiè). It delves into their interrelationships, modes of existence, and forms of change. It also explains the methodology of Chinese textual criticism, which has held an important position in the study of traditional Chinese culture since the Qianlong and Jiaqing reigns of the Qing Dynasty.