Classical Poetics

125 books

On Translation: An Open Letter cover
On Translation: An Open Letter Martin Luther On Translation: An Open Letter (German title: Sendbrief vom Dolmetschen) is a polemical short text by Martin Luther, printed in Nuremberg in 1530, les…
Wenxin Diaolong and Chengdu Literature cover
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Wenxin Diaolong and Chengdu Literature 王万洪 / 拜昆芬 / 康扎西 Xinhua Publishing House · 2024 Using the emerging methodology of literary geography and taking Chengdu—a renowned historical and cultural city—and its outstanding literary writers a…
An Essay on True and Apparent Beauty in which from Settled Principles is cover
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An Essay on True and Apparent Beauty in which from Settled Principles is Nicole, Pierre, 1625-1695 Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
On the Sublime cover
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On the Sublime Longinus, active 1st century Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
A Complete Interpretation of Poetic Remarks in the Human World cover
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A Complete Interpretation of Poetic Remarks in the Human World Wang Guowei / 思雅 China Overseas Publishing House · 2024 Renjian Cihua (Poetic Remarks in the Human World) is a cornerstone work of classical Chinese literary aesthetics and a landmark of enduring significan…
A Study of Imagery in Classical Chinese Literature cover
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A Study of Imagery in Classical Chinese Literature 熊开发 / 李彩霞 / 朱小宁 / Zhang Ping Social Sciences Academic Press (SSAP) · 2017 Imagery (yixiang) and related topics (such as "idea" and "image," "evocative image" (xingxiang), "atmosphere" (qixiang), etc.) are the core categories…
Between Tradition and Reality: Studies on Ancient Literary Theory from the Perspective of the Sinicization of Marxist Literary and Artistic Theory cover
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Between Tradition and Reality: Studies on Ancient Literary Theory from the Perspective of the Sinicization of Marxist Literary and Artistic Theory 顾文豪 Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press · 2018 This book offers a comprehensive and in-depth review and assessment of the successes and failures of Chinese ancient literary theory studies in drawin…
Chinese Poetics Studies (Vol. 27) cover
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Chinese Poetics Studies (Vol. 27) 安徽师范大学中国诗学研究中心 Phoenix Books, Ltd. · 2026 This book is divided into six parts: "Poetic Discourse," "Song Dynasty Poetics," "Qing Dynasty Poetics," "Ci Studies," "Poetic Texts" and "New Poetry …
Tracing the Tide and Observing the Sea: The Development of Chinese Maritime Literature cover
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Tracing the Tide and Observing the Sea: The Development of Chinese Maritime Literature 李雪 China Ocean Press · 2025 This book is a scholarly work on the study of Chinese maritime literature, comprising eight chapters: exploring creation myths of the sea in the pre-Q…
Novel China: Ancient Novels and Readers cover
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Novel China: Ancient Novels and Readers 蔡亚平 Jinan University Press · 2025 This book is one volume in the "Novel China" series published by Jinan University Press. Drawing on rich and substantial materials, it examines the re…
A Study of the Forms of Fu Theory cover
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A Study of the Forms of Fu Theory 黄志立 Social Sciences Academic Press (SSAP) · 2025 Fu criticism is an important component of ancient Chinese literary theory and a factor that cannot be overlooked in exploring the emergence and develo…
Basic Knowledge of Chinese Literature cover
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Basic Knowledge of Chinese Literature Zheng Zhenduo Qingdao Publishing House · 2025 This book distills the essence of Zheng Zhenduo's An Outline of Literature and his Illustrated History of Chinese Literature. Spanning from the mid-Sh…
Song Ci and Tang-Song Poetics cover
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Song Ci and Tang-Song Poetics 郭锋 Peking University Press · 2025 This book attempts to study the interaction between Song ci and Tang-Song poetics through the methods of the ancient literary system, and investigates…
Collected Works of Zhang Shaokang, Volume 2: Essays on Classical Literary and Artistic Aesthetics cover
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Collected Works of Zhang Shaokang, Volume 2: Essays on Classical Literary and Artistic Aesthetics 张少康 Peking University Press · 2025 Grounded in a combined approach of modern interpretation and historical restoration, this book analyzes the connotations and contemporary value of sev…
Collected Works of Zhang Shaokang: Volume 7 (History of Chinese Literary Theory and Criticism, Part Two) cover
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Collected Works of Zhang Shaokang: Volume 7 (History of Chinese Literary Theory and Criticism, Part Two) 张少康 Peking University Press · 2025 This volume collects essays including "Su Shi and Literary Theory and Criticism in the Early Northern Song," "Huang Tingjian and Literary Theory and C…
A Brief History of Chinese Poetry, Ci, and Qu cover
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A Brief History of Chinese Poetry, Ci, and Qu 张伯伟 Peking University Press · 2025 This book consists of two parts. The upper part is a brief history of poetry, from the formation of the original concept of the character shi and The …
Collected Works of Zhang Shaokang (Volume 9): Annotated, Revised, and Modern Chinese Translation of The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons (Part Two) cover
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Collected Works of Zhang Shaokang (Volume 9): Annotated, Revised, and Modern Chinese Translation of The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons (Part Two) 张少康 Peking University Press · 2025 This book provides a collated and annotated edition and modern Chinese translation of the classic work of literary criticism The Literary Mind and the…
Collected Works of Zhang Shaokang, Volume 3: Collected Annotations on Wen Fu and Xixiu Collection cover
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Collected Works of Zhang Shaokang, Volume 3: Collected Annotations on Wen Fu and Xixiu Collection 张少康 Peking University Press · 2025 This volume brings together two works, Annotated Rhapsody on Literature and Collection of Evening Blossoms. Annotated Rhapsody on Literature synthesiz…
Collected Works of Zhang Shaokang, Volume 5: The Literary Mind and Discourses on Calligraphy, Painting, and Music · Zhaohua Collection cover
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Collected Works of Zhang Shaokang, Volume 5: The Literary Mind and Discourses on Calligraphy, Painting, and Music · Zhaohua Collection 张少康 Peking University Press · 2025 This volume brings together two works: The Literary Mind and the Painting, Calligraphy, and Music Discourses and the Chaohua Collection. The former ga…
Collected Works of Zhang Shaokang (Volume 4): Studies on Liu Xie and The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons; Studies on Sikong Tu and His Poetics cover
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Collected Works of Zhang Shaokang (Volume 4): Studies on Liu Xie and The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons; Studies on Sikong Tu and His Poetics 张少康 Peking University Press · 2025 Liu Xie and His Wenxin Diaolong offers a systematic study of Liu Xie's life and thought and of the literary theory in Wenxin Diaolong, covering the wo…