Twelve Lectures on Composition

Author: Wang Pu
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This book categorizes prose from ancient and modern China and the world into two systems for discussion. Vertically, it covers classical prose from the Tang and Song dynasties to Ming and Qing dynasty sketches, and then to vernacular prose since the May Fourth Movement. The contemporary section includes classic foreign prose works. Horizontally, it analyzes the elements of prose into aspects such as theme, structure, style, rhythm, observation, selection of material, details, and editing, with focused discussions. The book features a broad selection of classic essays, encompassing ancient and modern works from China and the world, but emphasizes a "precision" in selection, avoiding redundancy and repetition.