Selected Treatises on Literature of the Qing Dynasty (Vol. 1 & 2)

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Publish Date: 1999-01-01
Features: This book is a selection of literary critical discussions by Qing Dynasty writers, divided into three categories: essays on poetry and prose, discussions on drama, and critiques on fiction. Here, the term "Qing Dynasty" refers to its early to mid-period, excluding the era after the Opium War. The trend of literary criticism has both historical continuity and its own developmental patterns, while also being intricately linked with the political, economic, academic, aesthetic trends of the time, as well as literary creation itself. Through this anthology, we attempt to present an overview of the stages and developmental threads of Qing Dynasty literary criticism.