Biography of Zhang Dai -- Chinese Thinkers' Biographies Series

Author: Hu Yimin
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Publish Date: 2002-05-01
Features: Zhang Dai was an outstanding figure in the academic and cultural history of the Ming and Qing dynasties, achieving remarkable accomplishments in various fields such as literature, history, and art theory. Due to limited historical materials, his academic status has long been overlooked. This book, based on extensive primary sources, provides a comprehensive examination of Zhang Dai's extraordinary life and achievements, while also systematically exploring his social-philosophical thought, literary-aesthetic ideas, contributions and accomplishments in history, and literary creations, among other aspects. It is a pioneering academic biography.