Swift's Quill and Ink Riddle (classics & Interpretations Issue 60)
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This is the 60th issue of "Classics and Interpretation" and the first issue in its 20th year. The topic of this volume once again focuses on Swift's collection of articles. Swift is well-known for Gulliver's Travels, but his riddle literature and rhetoric are currently the focus of Western academic research. These writing forms and rhetorical features reflect his identity as an intellectual, especially his deep understanding of Western modernity. Also included are Plato's studies on "Law and Justice in the Bible" and Shakespeare's "The Jewish Question in the Bible", following the practice of perusing classic texts in the "Classics and Interpretation" series. "Micro History of Thought" contains two articles on classics research. One discusses the official differences between the Kangxi and Qianlong dynasties on the nature of classics and history in the Spring and Autumn Annals and the concepts of barbarians and Huan's "Spring and Autumn Annals". It is believed that behind the differences, there is actually the Qing court's consideration of maintaining political rule. Another article discusses the Confucian classics compiled during the Qianlong period, "Yu Zuan Shi Yi Zhong Zhong", which is different in conception from the Kangxi period, and it reflects the strong characteristics of the "Four Books". In addition, "Old Articles and New Issues" includes Taiwanese scholar Cheng Yuanmin's old article "Cheng Yi Zheng" for the enjoyment of readers.
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