The Decline of the Veneration of Antiquity -- Wang Shizhen and Literary Thought in the Sixteenth Century

Author: Sun Xuetang
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: Wang Shizhen is known as the prominent literary leader of the late Ming Dynasty. He truly represents the spiritual outlook, life attitudes, and literary thoughts of scholars during the Jiajing, Longqing, and Wanli periods. This book discusses these issues. Wang Shizhen was a highly esteemed literary leader in the late 16th century. From his early advocacy of reviving classical styles to his later inclusive approach, his literary thought underwent a comprehensive transformation. This transformation was the result of the continuous collision and fusion between a self-assured individual of talent and an era that struggled to rise. To a large extent, it reflects the trends and progress of literary thought development in the entire era.