The Wen hsüan and genre theory / James Robert Hightower.
Reprint from Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, vol. 20, nos.3-4, Dec. 1957.
Includes bibliographical references.

Work 1. Wu Na (Nuo 訥) has written a brief preface (xushuo) to each section, in which he discusses the meaning and historical evolution of each form of writing ... constitute a kind of literary theory ... demonstrate a standard of judgement, but also evaluate the meaning of each type of writing in the entire history of Chinese literature. Modern scholars consider them the most important part of the anthology. -- Cf. Indiana Companion to Traditional Chinese Literature, p. 888-889. Also: ... the admirably concise definitions..could well serve as a dictionary of classical literary terms. (Cf. Indiana Companion p. 893-894).

Work 1. Wu Na (Nuo 訥) has written a brief preface (xushuo) to each section, in which he discusses the meaning and historical evolution of each form of writing ... constitute a kind of literary theory ... demonstrate a standard of judgement, but also evaluate the meaning of each type of writing in the entire history of Chinese literature. Modern scholars consider them the most important part of the anthology. -- Cf. Indiana Companion to Traditional Chinese Literature, p. 888-889. Also: ... the admirably concise definitions..could well serve as a dictionary of classical literary terms. (Cf. Indiana Companion p. 893-894).