The Transformation of Traditional Poetics - A Study on the Humanistic Poetics of Chen Yan

Author: Zhou Wei
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: Chen Yan was a renowned poet, scholar, and poet theorist during the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China. His poetic theory either built upon traditional concepts or introduced new innovations, offering rich and distinctive insights. His outstanding expressions in harmonizing the Tang and Song dynasties and bridging poetry with scholarship contributed to summarizing the entire tradition of poetic theory. A comprehensive review and summary of his poetic theory, uncovering its profound social, cultural, and rational spirit, not only enriches Chinese poetic theory but also revives poetic content that has been intentionally overlooked by literary history.