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《水滸傳》自問世以來就備受世人的關注。李贄稱之為「宇宙內五大文章」之一，金聖嘆稱之為「六大才子書」，是一部堪比史家絕唱的鴻篇巨作。「《水滸傳》方法，都從《史記》出來，卻有許多勝似《史記》處。若《史記》妙處，《水滸傳》已是件件有。」可以說《水滸傳》是一部長盛不衰的經典著作。本書從多層次、多角度，全面解析水滸重重懸疑，全書共分八章。「《水滸傳》考實」，主要論述《水滸傳》的作者、版本以及《水滸傳》中人物和事件的歷史事實，便於讀者了解《水滸傳》成書的來龍去脈，知曉相關的歷史真相。「《水滸傳》一百零八將人物小傳」，分天罡、地煞兩卷，是將《水滸傳》一百零八將中每個人的故事分別從原著中提煉出來，採用「紀傳體」的形式，對每個人物籍貫、綽號來歷、武藝（技能）、上梁山經過、職務和排名以及結局均有完整的介紹。《水滸傳》實際上描繪的是一個江湖世界。《水滸傳》裡多次提到江湖，對後世產生了深遠的影響，並形成了特有的 ... Read more

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《水滸傳》自問世以來就備受世人的關注。李贄稱之為「宇宙內五大文章」之一，金聖嘆稱之為「六大才子書」，是一部堪比史家絕唱的鴻篇巨作。「《水滸傳》方法，都從《史記》出來，卻有許多勝似《史記》處。若《史記》妙處，《水滸傳》已是件件有。」可以說《水滸傳》是一部長盛不衰的經典著作。本書從多層次、多角度，全面解析水滸重重懸疑，全書共分八章。「《水滸傳》考實」，主要論述《水滸傳》的作者、版本以及《水滸傳》中人物和事件的歷史事實，便於讀者了解《水滸傳》成書的來龍去脈，知曉相關的歷史真相。「《水滸傳》一百零八將人物小傳」，分天罡、地煞兩卷，是將《水滸傳》一百零八將中每個人的故事分別從原著中提煉出來，採用「紀傳體」的形式，對每個人物籍貫、綽號來歷、武藝（技能）、上梁山經過、職務和排名以及結局均有完整的介紹。《水滸傳》實際上描繪的是一個江湖世界。《水滸傳》裡多次提到江湖，對後世產生了深遠的影響，並形成了特有的
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Towers in the Void

Li Yu and Early Modern Chinese Media

by S. E. Kile ...

The maverick cultural entrepreneur Li Yu survived the tumultuous Ming-Qing dynastic transition of the mid-seventeenth century through a commercially successful practice founded on intermedial experimentation. He engaged an astonishingly broad variety of cultural forms: from theatrical performance and literary production to fashion and wellness; from garden and interior design to the composition of ... Read more

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The maverick cultural entrepreneur Li Yu survived the tumultuous Ming-Qing dynastic transition of the mid-seventeenth century through a commercially successful practice founded on intermedial experimentation. He engaged an astonishingly broad variety of cultural forms: from theatrical performance and literary production to fashion and wellness; from garden and interior design to the composition of
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How to Read Chinese Poetry in Context

Poetic Culture from Antiquity Through the Tang

Edited by Zong-qi Cai ...

Series series How to Read Chinese Literature
How to Read Chinese Poetry in Context is an introduction to the golden age of Chinese poetry, spanning the earliest times through the Tang dynasty (618–907). It aims to break down barriers—between language and culture, poetry and history—that have stood in the way of teaching and learning Chinese poetry. Not only a primer in early Chinese poetry, the volume demonstrates the unique and central role ... Read more

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How to Read Chinese Poetry in Context is an introduction to the golden age of Chinese poetry, spanning the earliest times through the Tang dynasty (618–907). It aims to break down barriers—between language and culture, poetry and history—that have stood in the way of teaching and learning Chinese poetry. Not only a primer in early Chinese poetry, the volume demonstrates the unique and central role
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Learning to Kneel

Noh, Modernism, and Journeys in Teaching

by Carrie J. Preston ...

Series series Modernist Latitudes
In this inventive mix of criticism, scholarship, and personal reflection, Carrie J. Preston explores the nature of cross-cultural teaching, learning, and performance. Throughout the twentieth century, Japanese noh was a major creative catalyst for American and European writers, dancers, and composers. The noh theater's stylized choreography, poetic chant, spectacular costumes and masks, and ... Read more

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In this inventive mix of criticism, scholarship, and personal reflection, Carrie J. Preston explores the nature of cross-cultural teaching, learning, and performance. Throughout the twentieth century, Japanese noh was a major creative catalyst for American and European writers, dancers, and composers. The noh theater's stylized choreography, poetic chant, spectacular costumes and masks, and
... Read more
Modern Chinese Metric Poetry and Its AI Interpretation

中国现代格律诗与AI导读

by Richard Hsiao, 肖瑞琪, 贾理果、赵鸿天、苏学宽 ...

本书搜罗四位诗友作品：肖瑞琪、贾理果、赵鸿天、苏学宽。五绝题《现代格律诗及AI导读》之序／苏学宽诗词格律美，承载见吾辈。古韵述今时，诵读人若醉。跋／肖瑞琪我们四个诗友，一起学习创作格律诗已有十数年之久，在此书中选入的三百余首诗词只是秋色中的一叶，全豹中的一斑，但它们是我们生活诸多角度的侧视图，同时也显示出我们对格律诗词的热爱。静坐下来，冲一杯咖啡，泡一杯茶，选一件生活中有趣的事情、一段令人动情的回忆、一幅印象深刻的景色、一张旅游途中照下的相片......，开始构思、择字、低吟、修改，......这一过程充满了挑战，但在成诗后并与诗友分享，这是一种何等的精神享受！格律诗词创作，成了我们生活中的一部分，它充实了我们的时光，增进了我们的友情，成了我们抒发情感的管道，使我们的快乐升华，使我们的忧虑得到缓解，它也教会了我们如何捕捉、欣赏、... ... Read more

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本书搜罗四位诗友作品：肖瑞琪、贾理果、赵鸿天、苏学宽。五绝题《现代格律诗及AI导读》之序／苏学宽诗词格律美，承载见吾辈。古韵述今时，诵读人若醉。跋／肖瑞琪我们四个诗友，一起学习创作格律诗已有十数年之久，在此书中选入的三百余首诗词只是秋色中的一叶，全豹中的一斑，但它们是我们生活诸多角度的侧视图，同时也显示出我们对格律诗词的热爱。静坐下来，冲一杯咖啡，泡一杯茶，选一件生活中有趣的事情、一段令人动情的回忆、一幅印象深刻的景色、一张旅游途中照下的相片......，开始构思、择字、低吟、修改，......这一过程充满了挑战，但在成诗后并与诗友分享，这是一种何等的精神享受！格律诗词创作，成了我们生活中的一部分，它充实了我们的时光，增进了我们的友情，成了我们抒发情感的管道，使我们的快乐升华，使我们的忧虑得到缓解，它也教会了我们如何捕捉、欣赏、...
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