Yuan Hung-tao and the Kung-an School - Cambridge Studies in Chinese History, Literature & Institutions | Academic Research on Ming Dynasty Poetry & Literary Movements" （注：原商品标题为学术书籍，因此优化方向侧重学术关键词和权威性，并补充了历史时期和文学流派信息作为使用场景）

Professor Chou here offers a new perspective on the rise and fall of the Kung-an School as a key to understanding the development of Chinese literary criticism in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. His book focuses on the literary theories of YÜan Hung-tao (1568-1610)--the leader of the Kung-an School--and his two brothers. Its core is a detailed study of the poetry and prose of YÜan Hung-tao, comparing his theories with his writings and analyzing systematically the merits and flaws of his work. The volume concludes with a discussion of the legacy of the Kung-an School, treating the School not only as the major force behind the expressive trend in the late Ming period, but also as one of the precursors of the modern Chinese literary movement.