Principles of Poetics

Author: Xu Youfu
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: Principles of Poetics not only delves into poetics in some depth but also contributes to the popularization and simplification of poetics theory. Principles of Poetics does not provide a systematic introduction to the development history of poetics theory but rather offers discussions on some fundamental issues within it. The book avoids purely theoretical explorations and instead illustrates its points through specific analyses of poetic works. The poems cited include both ancient and modern ones. Presenting the essence of Chinese poetry to readers is a key task of this book. Some people say that poetry is dying out, but this is a mistaken view born from a lack of proper understanding of poetry. Poetics should be liberated from scholars' study desks and serve the