本書透過梳理北宋前期的政治過程，分析宋代古文運動展開的歷史脈絡。上篇探討1008至1033年的所謂「天書時代」，如何在真宗與徐鉉後學的合作下，融合漢唐經學、讖緯學、道教思想於一體；下篇探討仁宗朝的古文運動如何在批判天書時代的政治文化中誕生。為探討此一政治過程，本書所關注的士大夫群體遠多於范仲淹及其政治支持者，從而深化仁宗朝古文運動的歷史過程。本書認為，天書時代是趙宋君臣將漢唐君主對「太平」的想像與操作，進行總結性的重組與展示，以為統治的正當性張本；天書時代在仁宗朝的破產，意味著此時士大夫反省，甚至放棄漢唐儒學所賦予的政治理念。是故，從天書時代到古文運動，可謂是中國政治史與儒學史典範轉移的關鍵時期。【名家推薦】這本改寫自博士論文的論著，在經過用心地大幅修改之後，不僅論證更為詳密，讀來也更容易掌握北宋前期的政治過程。全書的重點在指出，宋仁宗時代再興的古文運動，不僅是一項文學運動，也是一項針對從宋真宗大中祥符以後，到仁宗初期劉太后掌政期間，即本書所稱「天書時代」盛行的讖緯與道教化經學的經典重新解釋運動，且有其現實上的政治關懷。本書以文化資源如何運用於政治的考察，對北宋前期政治史的演進過程提供了一個新的觀察角度；而文中所涉及的個別問題，也注意到不少過去學者所未注意的歷史現象。此一新觀察角度，足以和學界原有的觀點並存，共同豐富我們對北宋前期歷史的認識。── 梁庚堯（臺大歷史系名譽教授）Based on a brilliant, critical reading of the primary sources, Chang Wei-ling presents a new and powerfully persuasive re-interpretation of the first 100 years of Song political and intellectual history. Meticulously researched, this work integrates the history of a distinctive “Great Peace” (taiping 太平) religious and political culture in the Zhenzong era (997-1022) and the later reaction against thi
Winner of the 2020 Manga Taisho Grand Prize! A manga about the struggles and rewards of a life dedicated to art. Popular guy Yatora realizes he’s just going through the motions to make other people happy and finds himself in a new passion: painting. But untethering yourself from all your past expectations is dangerous as well as thrilling…ADAPTATION Relief is short-lived for Yatora after his first competition, where his piece ranks higher than expected but is far from his dream school’s standards. He’s prepared to give Ooba-sensei’s challenges everything he’s got…but what if all he’s got is still not enough? With 100 days until university exams, Yatora must toil to produce a piece only he can.
Winner of the 2020 Manga Taisho Grand Prize! A manga about the struggles and rewards of a life dedicated to art. Popular guy Yatora realizes he's just going through the motions to make other people happy and finds himself in a new passion: painting. But untethering yourself from all your past expectations is dangerous as well as thrilling...COMPOSITION Art has changed the course of Yatora's once dull life, and now he's aiming for Japan's most competitive art school. With entrance exams a year away, he'll need to expand his limited eye for art, and quickly. He turns to new peers and the masters to envision pieces only he can produce, and soon dives into his first competition--the same one where his Art Club role model nearly scored last place. Among geniuses and lifelong art kids, does Yatora even stand a chance...?
Winner of the 2020 Manga Taisho Grand Prize A manga about the struggles and rewards of a life dedicated to art. Popular guy Yatora realizes he's just going through the motions to make other people happy and finds himself in a new passion: painting. But untethering yourself from all your past expectations is dangerous as well as thrilling... Yatora studies hard and gets good grades, and he parties hard, staying out late drinking and watching soccer with his friends. He checks all the boxes he needs to be the perfect high school student. But it all starts to feel empty, and he begins to wonder what part of his life expresses who he is...or even if he has a unique voice at all. Then he wanders into the art room one day, and a lone painting captures his eye, awakening him to a kind of beauty he never knew. Compelled and consumed, he dives in headfirst--and he's about to learn how savage, unforgiving, and exhilirating creating art can be
