Zhou Zhenfu on How to Learn Classical Chinese: Zhou Zhenfu on Tan

Author: Zhou Zhenfu
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: If you have been struggling without guidance from a master teacher during your studies or writing process, you might want to read this book. It is an excellent book by the renowned scholar Zhou Zhenfu on learning classical Chinese. It is both academically rigorous and easy to understand. The book introduces reading methods such as "finding problems," "comparison," and "distinguishing schools," and provides insightful analyses of the characteristics, styles, strengths, and weaknesses of classical works like the Three Commentaries on the Spring and Autumn Annals, the Records of the Grand Historian, the Book of Han, and the works of the Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song dynasties and the Tongcheng School of the Qing dynasty. Through the author's patient and detailed explanations, readers can appreciate the value of classical works, understand the origins and schools of different masters, and thereby improve their reading and writing skills. The book's introductions to the styles of ancient literary giants like Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Ouyang Xiu, and Su Shi are highly instructive and should be a staple on the desks of young scholars.