Tang Poetry Miscellany University students should read classic academic works by renowned scholars

Author: Wen Yiduo
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Publish Date: 2001-08-01
Features: A Study of Tang Poetry is the crystallization of Wen Yiduo's analysis and research on Tang poetry from a fresh perspective, employing a historical viewpoint. The entire book breaks through traditional academic methods, the narrowness and isolation of academic research, and studies poetry from the poet's perspective, offering many insightful observations. This book is a masterpiece of Wen Yiduo, with most of its articles originally published in newspapers and magazines during the 1920s and 1930s, later compiled into a collection. Wen Yiduo was a renowned poet and democratic fighter of the Republican era, but he was also a rigorous scholar with profound research into Chinese history and culture. A Study of Tang Poetry represents part of his research achievements. As a pioneering work, its historical position in the study of Tang poetry remains unshakable. At the same time, Wen Yiduo's research on Tang poetry offers a unique perspective and methodology, which continues to inspire scholars today. For this reason, we have reissued this book and invited the distinguished scholar Fu Xuanzheng to write an introduction titled "A Critical Reading," which focuses on exploring the distinctive characteristics and pioneering role of Wen Yiduo's Tang poetry research from a historical and cultural perspective. This introduction is highly beneficial for understanding modern Chinese academic history and advancing the study of Tang poetry. Wen Yiduo was a famous poet and scholar in China. A Study of Tang Poetry reflects Wen Yiduo's research on Tang poetry. The book covers various aspects, including literary forms, renowned poets, poet chronologies, and translations of poetry, hence the title Miscellaneous Discussions. He offers unique and profound insights and analyses on the superiority and inferiority of encyclopedic works and poetry, the decline and redemption of court poetry, the organization and verification of chronologies, and especially the poetic achievements of some famous Tang poets such as the "Four Masters of Early Tang," Meng Haoran, Jia Dao,, Du Fu, and Li Bai. The arguments are incisive, and the quoted poetry is representative. The language is vivid and imaginative, combining knowledge and entertainment, making it engaging and enjoyable to read.