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ISBN | 9787119128306 |
Format | HardBound |
Language | English |
Year of Publication | 2021 |
Bib. Info | 1381 p |
Categories | Literature |
Product Weight | 2536 gms. |
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Guwen Guanzhi was selected and edited by Wu Chucai and Wu Tiaohous uncle and nephew during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. It takes the time as the classic and the writer as the latitude, and arranges it in order from ancient times to the present. It selects a total of 222 ideological works from pre-Qin to Ming Dynasty. Articles with relatively high quality and artistry are mainly prose, and also include parallel prose, including Confucian classics and historical prose, as well as biographies, letters, debates, and even travel notes and fables. The selected essays reflect the extreme achievements of ancient Chinese prose. It has high achievements, and has been popular for its collection of famous essays, moderate length, and appealing to both refined and popular tastes. When Wu Chucai and Wu Tiaohou in the Qing Dynasty selected and compiled this collection of ancient prose, they believed that this book is a collection of ancient prose, and it is beyond observation. This time, the full text of Guwen Guanzhi is collected and published in Chinese-English bilingual form, presenting the development and characteristics of ancient Chinese prose.