Ming Shi Hua Quan Bian (Complete 10 Volumes)

Author: Wu Wenzhi
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Publishing Date: 1997-12-01
Features: The development of poetic discussions reached a new era, forming the second climax in the history of Chinese poetic discussions after the Song Dynasty's poetic discussions. Not only was the number of poetic discussions abundant, but their scope was also extensive, with many previously discussed poetic theoretical issues being further explored in depth. During this period, the "General Catalogue of the Siku Quanshu" recorded forty poetic discussions, while the "Comprehensive Catalogue of Chinese Series" recorded fifty-eight, though both were far from complete. At the time of the book's compilation, there were seven hundred and twenty-two poetic discussions, including over one hundred that had already been published as separate books. While this number still cannot be considered entirely complete, all original poetic discussions that could be collected with effort have been organized and included in this book. This volume includes newly compiled scattered poetic discussions of Ming Dynasty poets, accounting for about three-quarters of the entire book. Over six hundred authors, who previously had no collected works of poetic discussions, now have their works compiled; over one hundred authors who previously had published works on poetic discussions have had their scattered discussions supplemented, making their poetic theoretical writings even more complete.