Yuan Hung-tao and the Kung-an School

Chou, Chih-P'ing

ISBN 10: 0521342074 / ISBN 13: 9780521342070

Edité par Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1988

A propos de cet article

171 pgs. Bibliography. A gently used copy with name to front endpaper.

N° de réf. du vendeur 1362

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Yuan Hung-tao and the Kung-an School
• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
• Date de parution: 1988
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0521342074
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780521342070
• Reliure: Cloth
• Édition: First Edition
• État de l'article: Near Fine
• État de la jaquette: No Jacket
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Chinese Literature,Poetry,History & Philosophy

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Synopsis

This book focuses upon the literary theories of Yüan Hung-tao (1568–1610) and his two brothers.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Professor Chou here offers a perspective on the rise and fall of the Kung-an school as a key to understanding the development of Chinese literary criticism in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. His book focuses upon the literary theories of Yüan Hung-tao (1568–1610) - the leader of the Kung-an school - and his two brothers. Its core is a detailed study of the poetry and prose of Yüan Hung-tao, comparing his theories with his writings and analysing systematically the merits and flaws of his work. The book concludes with a discussion of the legacy of the Kung-an school, treating the school not only as the major force behind the expressive trend in the late Ming period, but also as one of the precursors of the modern Chinese literary movement.