Foreign Eye - A Collection of Essays on Classical China by Kiyonori Kishida

Author: Hiroshi Gotō
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: This book collects eighteen essays by Professor Hiroshi Gotō, a Japanese sinologist, covering famous medieval Chinese scholars and writers such as Pan Yue, Gu Pu, Yu Xin, Lu Zhaoren, Jiaoran, and Ouyang Xiu. It also includes important medieval Chinese classics like Zhen Gao, Wen Xuan, Shi Pin, Jin Lou Zi, Hanlin Xueshi Ji, Sui Shu·Jingji Zhi, and Wen Jing Mi Fu Lun. Additionally, some essays discuss ancient Chinese philosophy and culture. These essays, particularly those on literature and religion, represent both recent advancements and directions in the study of medieval Chinese literature and cultural thought in Japan over the past few decades, while also addressing certain gaps in domestic academic research in this field.