Foreign Eye (A Collection of Chinese Classical Essays by Kiyonori Koshien)

Author: (Japanese) Kiyomi Hirose, translated by Dai Yan
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Publishing Date: 2006-09-01
Features: This book collects eighteen essays by Professor Kiyomi Hirose, a Japanese sinologist, covering famous medieval Chinese scholars and writers such as Pan Yue, Gu Pu, Yu Xin, Lu Zhaoqin, 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, especially those on literature and religion, can be said to represent some progress and direction in the study of medieval Chinese literature and cultural thought in Japan over the past few decades. On the other hand, they also fill certain gaps in domestic academic research in this field.