History of Literary Thought in the Sui, Tang, and Five Dynasties

Author: Luo Zongqiang
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Publish Date: 2003-10-01
Features: This book is a specialized monograph on the history of literary thought during the Sui, Tang, and Five Dynasties periods, focusing on the main research object of literary thought in this era. In terms of its writing style, it breaks away from the traditional framework of literary criticism history that organizes content by individual critics, adopting instead a system based on chronological periods. The author divides the nearly 380 years of literary thought development from 581 AD to 959 AD into nine natural chronological periods according to the evolution of literary thought during the Sui, Tang, and Five Dynasties periods. Each period is analyzed in detail for its characteristics and significance, and the causal links of literary thought inheritance, transformation, and connection in each stage are traced. The book consists of eleven chapters and thirty-six sections, maintaining a macroscopic perspective throughout to observe and elucidate the real process of the emergence, development, and changes of literary thought. The book is well-organized, rich in content, balanced in criticism, concise in language, and fluent in style.