Biography of Yuan Hongdao

Author: Zhou Qun
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: This book is an academic work that comprehensively and systematically examines the lives of the three Yuan brothers from the public security sector and analyzes their thoughts. In terms of research methodology, it has four distinctive features:
1. Attention to the relationship between the key and the general. The book is structurally divided into three different layers from inside to outside: with Yuan Hongdao at the core, the three Yuan brothers as the main body, and the wings of the Public Security School and its influence as the periphery. It focuses on the connections between the three layers and the theoretical interactions among members of the Public Security School, showcasing the overall style of the school.
2. Combining theoretical criticism with literary creation, paying attention to using works to verify literary thoughts.
3. Employing a dynamic analytical method to demonstrate the changes in the thoughts and creations of the three Yuan brothers.
4. Paying attention to the relationship between the academic and literary thoughts of the subject of research. For example, the book comprehensively analyzes Yuan Hongdao's Buddhist thought and reveals its influence on literary thought. In terms of materials, the book pays attention to uncovering new sources. When discussing Yuan Hongdao's Buddhist thought, it uses rare and valuable materials such as the Ming-era printed works "Golden Dust" and "Coral Forest" preserved in the Beijing Library.