Wang Guowei 
Comments on Ci Poetry [EPUB ebook] 
Xu WenYu’s Commentary Edition

"Renjian Cihua" is the masterpiece of Wang Guowei, a modern Chinese sinologist. In the form of traditional Cihua, Wang Guowei combined Western philosophy, literature, and aesthetics with his commentaries on traditional Chinese literature, forming a profound literary system and a rich and complete theoretical structure with the core of "realm". It is one of the most classic works of Chinese classical literary criticism.This book is based on the newly edited and proofread "Renjian Cihua Jiangshu" compiled by Xu Wenyu, a literary critic and theorist. It contains 91 entries of "Renjian Cihua", each with appropriate annotations by Xu Wenyu. In addition, appendices including "Supplement to Renjian Cihua", "The Life and Theory of Wang Guowei", and "Chronology of Wang Guowei" are attached to the text, aiming to help readers understand and read "Renjian Cihua", a classical literary theory work, more thoroughly. It is a literary book with both practicability and professionalism.