Anxiety of Beauty: the Aesthetic Thoughts and Pursuits of Scholar-officials in the Northern Song Dynasty
by (us) Alano
About This Novel
Scholar-officials in the Northern Song Dynasty pursued beauty with unprecedented enthusiasm. Their activities in many fields went beyond the scope of the past and broke through the boundaries that were previously considered insurmountable. They were prominently displayed in the fields of art appreciation and collection, poetry, flower manuals, Song poetry and other fields that can represent the cultural characteristics of the Northern Song Dynasty. Scholar-officials in this period were accompanied by anxiety in their pursuit of beauty. They had to face various traditional Confucian prejudices about their pursuit of beauty. They had to open up new horizons, dare to get rid of the shackles of dogma, and struggle to come up with a self-defense. In fact, the results of their efforts are dazzling and far-reaching.
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