Shang shu at the end of the 5th century and its influence on the poetics of Liu Xie's treatise The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons

The article is devoted to one of the most important issues for the study of Chinese canons - the emergence and spread of the Kong Anguo Shang shu . The article deals with the first use of quotations from the Kong Ango’s version in the treatise The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons and its influence on the literary theory of Liu Xie.

Shang shu, Shu jing, Book of History, Book of Documents, Kong Anguo, Liu Xie’ quotation of Confucian canons, The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons, Liu Xie