Tang and Song Eight Great Masters Anthology

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Publish Date: 1999-09-01
Features: Simplified horizontal text, classical-white parallel, annotations by renowned scholars, timeless classic collection, peak of thousand-year-old articles, model of various literary styles. The so-called "Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties" refer to Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan of the Tang Dynasty, and Ouyang Xiu, Zeng Gong, Wang Anshi, Su Xun, Su Shi, and Su Zhe of the Song Dynasty. The writings of these eight masters not only shook the literary circles of the Tang and Song Dynasties but also became the model for later prose, shining gloriously in the annals of literature. This book collects the finest works of the Eight Great Masters, translating each piece to help readers easily grasp the essence of their writings. These articles vary in style, including memorials, biographies, prefaces, letters, epitaphs, memorials, literary essays, and miscellaneous writings. Although the Eight Great Masters are renowned for their prose, their achievements extended beyond it—each mastered both prose and poetry. This book, in addition to prose, compiles the essence of their poetry and ci (a form of Chinese verse), providing detailed annotations to comprehensively showcase their outstanding accomplishments.