The process of reconstructing the history of the literary family is also a process of logical construction. By focusing on the transformation of political and cultural institutions and sorting through the historical e...The process of reconstructing the history of the literary family is also a process of logical construction. By focusing on the transformation of political and cultural institutions and sorting through the historical evolution both of literature and of distinguished families, we can describe the historical evolution of the literary family in Chinese dynastic history, that is, the succession and the orderly progress of its three forms over three periods. The first period from the Han Dynasty to the Northern and Southern Dynasties saw the emergence of＂literary families of classical scholars,＂ and their evolutionary successors, ＂literary families with hereditary power.＂ In the second period of Sui and Tang Dynasties, this latter group coexisted and to some extent merged with ＂literary families of scholar-officials＂ in a composite form. The third period of Song, Ming and Qing Dynasties witnessed the continuation and transformation of the mainstream form of ＂literary families of scholar-officials.＂ In addition to the above groups, there existed a multiplicity of other forms. To construct an academic paradigm of the history of the literary family, we need to integrate four levels of research into an organic unity： research on individual literary families, research on families in specific periods and in specific regions, and research on the literary family across history.展开更多
文摘The process of reconstructing the history of the literary family is also a process of logical construction. By focusing on the transformation of political and cultural institutions and sorting through the historical evolution both of literature and of distinguished families, we can describe the historical evolution of the literary family in Chinese dynastic history, that is, the succession and the orderly progress of its three forms over three periods. The first period from the Han Dynasty to the Northern and Southern Dynasties saw the emergence of＂literary families of classical scholars,＂ and their evolutionary successors, ＂literary families with hereditary power.＂ In the second period of Sui and Tang Dynasties, this latter group coexisted and to some extent merged with ＂literary families of scholar-officials＂ in a composite form. The third period of Song, Ming and Qing Dynasties witnessed the continuation and transformation of the mainstream form of ＂literary families of scholar-officials.＂ In addition to the above groups, there existed a multiplicity of other forms. To construct an academic paradigm of the history of the literary family, we need to integrate four levels of research into an organic unity： research on individual literary families, research on families in specific periods and in specific regions, and research on the literary family across history.
