Studies of Yu Ji since the 20th Century

Yu Ji (1272-1348) was a great man of letters of the Yuan Dynasty. The studies of him since the 20th century can be divided into three stages. Before the 1940's, scholars mostly approved of his artistic skills and accomplishments. From the 1950's to the 1970's, scholars thought little of him, as they adopted the method of social and class analyses in their studies. Since the 1980's, scholars have had a better understanding of him, because they have applied the method of cultural analysis and psychoanalysis.