Personal Library -- Eight Great Masters of Tang and Song Prose

Author: Han Yu et al
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: The Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties refer to eight renowned prose writers from the Tang and Northern Song dynasties, namely Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Ouyang Xiu, Su Xun, Su Shi, Su Zhe, Wang Anshi, and Zeng Gong. The Ming Dynasty prose writer Mao Kun compiled the "Collected Prose of the Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties," and the name "Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song" has since become widely known. Their works became the model, orthodoxy, and authority for later generations' prose creation. Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan were the leaders of the ancient literary movement in the Tang Dynasty, while Ouyang Xiu was the leader of the ancient literary movement in the Song Dynasty. The five others, including the three Su brothers, were core figures of the Song Dynasty's ancient literary movement. They successively launched waves of the ancient literary reform movement, stirring up the surface of the history of ancient prose and rejuvenating the stagnant state of prose development. Each of the Eight Great Masters has its unique strengths, and any one of them is a literary master whose every word is a gem. "The Eight Great Masters of Tang and Song Prose" captures the essence of these eight masters in one volume, making it a delightful and satisfying read with a lingering fragrance.