Correspondence on Beauty

Author: Zhu Guangqian
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This book is a work of "late-life devotion" written by the author at the age of eighty-two. It serves as both a review and compilation of his long journey in aesthetic studies and his aesthetic thought, as well as a response to friends who had written to him but received no reply, especially to the younger generation. The entire book is a collection of thirteen letters. In the book, Mr. Zhu Guangqian delves into in-depth discussions on a series of aesthetic issues commonly concerned by young friends, such as beauty, aesthetic appreciation, the laws of beauty, and the categories of beauty. At the same time, he provides a detailed explanation of the aesthetic characteristics of literature, the laws and features of literary creation. It is both in terms of thought and methodology, making it an important reference book for beginners in aesthetic studies to learn about aesthetic knowledge.