A Study of MENG Qi’s A Collection of Poems concerning Themselves

A Collection of Poems concerning Themselves is a monograph which specially records stories concerning poetic creation, dissemination and appreciation. Though it is comprehensive and of literary, literature and theoretical value, its main value lies in its literary criticism. This work can also be called “literati’s poetic narrative of Tang Dynasty”. It is not only the summit of poetic narrative of both Tang and Song Dynasties, but the pioneer of Song’s narrative style.