"Back to the theory of editing"

Author: Jiang Guangxue
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Publish Date: 2000-04-01
Features: This book is a revised edition of "General Principles of Editing." It is based on the analysis of the nature of editing and publishing labor, with naturalism running through the six arts of editing. The author elaborates on the theoretical system of editing psychology. The author believes: Editing and publishing labor is a socialized and expanded form of writing labor, and its naturalism is to confirm "words are the voice of the heart" and "the heart corresponds with society." The sequential growth of spiritual production and consumption, which aims to fill societal gaps and correct temporal biases, determines the generation of excellent topics. Editors must immerse themselves in history to capture topics reflecting the spirit of the times, and through the idea that "history is the natural measure of the academic value of social sciences," they should enter the author's mind to objectively judge the manuscript. Their manuscript editing should respect the natural beauty of the work, and they must adhere to the unconscious error patterns of Chinese characters, such as "brothers getting mixed up and sisters being wrongly married," to ensure meticulous proofreading. Their layout and design should follow the static visual artistic principles of "harmony between form and spirit, with a balance between order and novelty," guiding the work into the realm the author longs for. In this way, the editor themselves enters a state of joyless, effortless harmony with the universe. This book not only provides reference value for the editing of academic journals and publications but also holds significant inspirational meaning for researchers in humanities and social sciences regarding how to conduct research and write.