Literary Forms · LT800

Literary Criticism

Classical literary aesthetics, treatises on poetic craft, and critical commentaries.

26works

4sub-forms

7dynasties

Sub-forms

LT801Literary TheoryComprehensive theoretical treatises systematically analyzing literary creation.10 works · Three Kingdoms—Qing
  • Authoritative Discourses: On Literature
  • Rhapsody on Literature · Excerpt
  • The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons · Tracing the Dao
LT802Poetry TalksAesthetic treatises and connoisseurial remarks analyzing poetic beauty and meters.14 works · Northern and Southern—Qing
  • Poetry Gradings · Preface · Excerpt
  • Twenty-Four Styles of Poetry · The Grand and Mighty
  • Twenty-Four Styles of Poetry · The Placid and Subtle
LT803Drama CriticismDramatic theory treatises exploring musical composition and stagecraft.1 works · Qing
  • The Sixth Book of Genius · Romance of the Western Chamber Preface
LT804Rhetoric & StyleClassical rhetorical treatises formulating grammatical rules and structural paradigms.1 works · Song
  • On Writing

Sub-forms by dynasty

Where each sub-form's works fall across the fifteen dynasties; click an ink dot to open that sub-form at that dynasty.

Literary Criticism · Sub-forms by dynasty
XiaShangZhouQinHanThree KingdomsJinNorthern and SouthernSuiTangTen KingdomsSongYuanMingQing
Literary Theory10
Poetry Talks14
Drama Criticism1
Rhetoric & Style1
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