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Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Deep readers with a strong interest in traditional Chinese culture and the philosophy of art
- Professionals engaged in the study or teaching of literature, art, history, or philosophy
- Enthusiasts who wish to go beyond technique and understand the inner spirit of Chinese calligraphy, painting, and literature
- Readers seeking intellectual grounding and cultural nourishment amid a fast-paced life
Not a good fit for
- Beginners expecting concrete instruction in artistic technique or step-by-step analysis
- Readers seeking only light entertainment or quick, easily digestible information
Reading tips
- It is advisable to read the preface and table of contents first to grasp the book's central questions and overall framework.
- While reading, consult the classical works mentioned in the book (such as calligraphy, painting, poetry, and prose) for comparison and deeper understanding.
- There is no need to finish it in one sitting; it is suited to slow, reflective reading chapter by chapter, with related art-historical materials as supplementary reading.
About the publisher
Hainan Publishing House is a comprehensive publisher known for literary and intellectual works, covering foreign literature, philosophy, classics, world-famous works, classical poetry and prose miscellanies. Its catalog includes foreign literary classics such as Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina and Romain Rolland's Jean-Christophe, philosophical works such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau's The Social Contract: Expert Companion Edition, and Chinese classics and poetic studies such as Lu Xun's essays and prose collections and Wang Guowei's Renjian Cihua, as well as illustrated popular-science works like Fabre's Insects. The involvement of translators such as Zhong Shufeng, Fu Lei and Chen Xiaoqing reflects the publisher's emphasis on translation quality and expert guidance. Public information is limited, and the above is based mainly on the books in the catalog.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 书法中的生命意识——路上无人，天上炮响
- 什么是文人书法
- 执笔——古来万事贵天命
- 书法由来大艰辛
- 书卷气与金石气
- 追忆似水年华的中介
- 中国到底有多少种字体？
- 美学在台湾
- 定夺苏格拉底
- 我授希腊哲学以宗教之名
- 梅洛·庞蒂的说法如此优雅
- 不是数学的希腊几何学
- 理解上古史，从穿衣吃饭开始
- 费孝通的《乡土中国》
- 不要把对近代史的喜爱推崇到误读的地步
- 中国历代都有史官，这是其他国家没有的
- 华侨消亡史
- 客家人已逐步去客家化
- 管理学是被问题不断改变的提问者
- 儒家经济学真是一种重大风格
- 无需控制郑和努力的方式
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About the author
Gong Pengcheng was born in Taipei in 1956, with ancestral roots in Ji'an, Jiangxi. He holds a doctorate from the Graduate Institute of Chinese Literature at Taiwan Normal University and is a renowned contemporary scholar, thinker, and educator. Long devoted to the study of Chinese academic culture, he is versed in Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism. He served as dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Tamkang University, founded Nanhua University and Fo Guang University in Taiwan and served as their founding president, and later taught at Peking University, Tsinghua University, and Beijing Normal University. Since 2019 he has been a chair professor at Shandong University's School of Literature, and has published more than 180 monographs. His writing spans literary appreciation, history, modern poetry, social science, classics, and essays, combining scholarly works such as Lectures on The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons and A History of Chinese Literary Criticism with popular history like The Great Transformation of History: Shaping Three Thousand Years of China, as well as studies in the history of Chinese fiction and poetry.
