The Short Essays of Ming and Qing Dynasties

ISBN: 9787220083785
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 433
Sizes: 239x160mm
Publication: 1/2011
Languages:English
by Sichuan People's Publishing House, 2011

Late Ming and early Qing dynasty was the brilliant period for essays. It can be considered unprecedented for the large amount of the works, the large numbers of the schools and the variety of the styles in the history of Chinese ancient prose. Compared with the previous dynasties, the subjects of the Ming and Qing essays are richer with more free forms, concerned about both the social reality and the attitude and delight of life. This book selected 127 classical essays with various subjects written by hundreds of writers in Ming and Qing dynasties, in which there are 82 essays in Ming Dynasty and 45 essays in Qing Dynasty. This book is trying to fully reflect the general achievement and the development process of Ming and Qing dynasties essays.