Abstract
Dedicated to "preserving the essence of Chinese culture," Collected Essays of the Qing Dynasty was collaborated by many scholars, among whom Huang Ren possibly undertook the bulk of compilation. Known for its extensiveness, this anthology also features an author-centered editorial style inherited from Collected Poetry of the Ming Dynasty and possesses its unique characteristics. First, it incorporates the most recent articles to refresh the collection. Secondly, it achieves a balance between political practicality and aesthetic quality. Lastly, it encompasses copious articles on frontier geo-history and native-soil literature, which manifests the editors' conscious awareness of academic history. In general, the compilation of Collected Essays of the Qing Dynasty was influenced by Huang Ren's personal view of literature. He learned and absorbed early-twentieth-century Western and Japanese literary theories and thus enabled the confluence of traditional Chinese anthology and the literary trend of the modern world. In the context of China-West acculturation, Collected Essays of the Qing Dynasty serves as a matrix in which the complexity of anthology compilation unfolds.
First Page
126
Last Page
133
Recommended Citation
Chang, Hengchang. 2019. "Collected Essays of the Qing Dynasty and the Concept of Literary History in the Early Twentieth Century." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 39, (2): pp.126-133. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol39/iss2/4
