On the Life and Personality of ZHANG Hua

Pan Yue, Lu Ji, Zhang Xie and Zuo Si, etc., were all the important writers in early Jin dynasty. But, how after all remark them? Opinions are widely divided. With deeper understanding of the development of early Jin literature, I have come to believe that isolated study directed to a particular poet will not always be sufficiently rewarding; instead, a more comprehensive examination on the aesthetic pursuits and orientations of all the tendencies of the whole period, with due consideration given to political climates, the spirit of the age, cultural environments, etc. will reveal the truth of poetic development in the early Jin dynasty, in a more rational and, therefore, more convincing manner. Following this way of thinking, this thesis just is the monograph about ZHANG Hua.