Chinese Poetic Methodology

Author: Yi Wenxiao
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: In the general perception of modern China, the title of this book might cause considerable misunderstanding. This is primarily because the term "Chinese Poetry" seems to naturally include the important components of modern "New Poetry." However, in our perhaps extremely conservative view, what is referred to as "New Poetry" has fundamentally deviated from the established tradition of Chinese poetry for over two thousand years since its inception. Almost all the significant characteristics of Chinese "Old Poetry," such as its noble quality, profound artistic conception, refined meter, unconventional language, and exquisite sound and rhythm, have been completely lost in the hundred years of creation of "New Poetry." This book is a specialized study on ancient Chinese poetry, covering topics such as cultural presuppositions, language and form, sentence structure and rhythm, the art of word choice, the features of phrasing, form and sentence patterns, and is suitable for researchers of ancient Chinese literature.