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

Author: Luo Zongqiang
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Publish Date: 2003-10-21
Features: This book is a monograph on the history of literary thought in the Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties periods, focusing on the study of literary thought during these eras. In terms of its organizational structure, it breaks away from the traditional framework of literary criticism history that centers on 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, as they naturally evolved in the historical process. Each period is analyzed in detail for its characteristics and significance, and the causal links and transitions of literary thought across different stages are systematically traced. The book consists of eleven chapters and thirty-six sections, consistently maintaining a macroscopic perspective to observe and elucidate the real processes of the emergence, development, and transformation of literary thought. The book is well-organized, rich in content, balanced in critique, concise in language, and clear and fluent in writing.