Professor Sun Xuetang, a native of Zoupingxian, Shandong Province, graduated from the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at Nankai University in 2000 with a Ph.D. in Literature. Since then, he has been on the staff and faculty of the Institute of Ancient Chinese Literature Research at the School of Literature, Shandong University. He has been an Associate Professor since 2003, and a Professor since 2009. From September 2013 to August 2014 he was a visiting scholar at the University of Victoria in Canada. His primary research fields are the history of Chinese literary thought, Chinese classical poetics, and the literary works of the Tang, Song, Yuan and Ming dynastic periods. The courses that Professor Sun offers at Shandong University include: “The History of Chinese Literature: The Sui and Tang Dynasties”, “The History of Chinese Literature: The Song and Yuan Dynasties”, and “A Study of Poetry and Poetics in the Ming and Qing Dynasties”. In 2010, Professor Sun was awarded the title of “A Teaching Expert Among Junior Faculty” at Shandong University. He is currently an Organizing Director of the Association for the Study of Literature in the Ming Dynasty, a Member of the Standing Board of Directors of the Shandong Provincial Association for the Study of Classical Literature, a Member of the Academic Committee of the Shandong Calligraphers Association, and a Vice President of the Chinese Association for the Study of Li Qingzhao and Xin Qiji.

Professor Sun has authored and published several scholarly monographs, including:Ming-Dynasty Poetics and The Poems of the Tang Dynasty, and The Concept of Having Reverence For the Past and For Antiquity Fades Away: Wang Shizhen and the Literary Thought of the Sixteenth Century. He has also authored more than sixty papers and articles published in academic journals such as Our Literary Legacy,Studies in Literature and Art,Studies of Theory in Literature and Art, and The Academic Journal of Nankai University. Furthermore, Professor Sun has taken part in editing and compiling many textbooks and sets of teaching materials, such as "History of Chinese Literature" and "The Essentials of Chinese Traditional Literature". He has also completed or undertaken a number of research projects sponsored by the sponsored by the National Foundation for the Social Sciences, including a Junior Scholars Research Projecttitled "A Comprehensive Synthetic Study of Ming-Dynasty Scholarship On Tang-Dynasty Poetry”, the general research project titled "A Study from Multiple Perspectivesof Archaism in Ming-Dynasty Literature", and a sub-project of a Major Research Project, titled "A Study of Literary Thought in the Transitional Period Between the Late-Tang/Five Dynasties Era and the Northern Song Dynasty".

The last two research projects mentioned above constitute and are representative of the primary foci and orientations of Professor Sun’s research interests in recent years.
Contact information: E-mail address: xt-sun@sdu.edu.cn

Appendix: A catalogue of writings and publications by Professor Sun Xuetang

Monographs:

· Ming-Dynasty Poetics and The Poems of the Tang Dynasty, QiluShushe Publishers, 2012

· The Concept of Having Reverence For the Past and For Antiquity Fades Away: Wang Shizhen and the Literary Thought of the Sixteenth Century,Ancient Books Publishing House, Tianjin, 2004

· The Spirit of Chinese Literature: The Tang-Dynasty Volume, Shandong Education Press, 2003

Co-authored (as secondary author):

· A General History of Chinese Poems and Songs:The Ming-Dynasty Volume, People's Literature Publishing House, 2012

· Twentieth-Century Research on Chinese Literature: Studies in Song-Dynasty Literature, Beijing Publishing House, 2001

Annotative Work done for:

· The Three Hundred Tang Poems, Shandong Pictorial Publishing House, 2012

· The Three Hundred Ci Poems of the Song Dynasty, (in cooperation with otherscholars), Shandong Pictorial Publishing House, 2012

Scholarly papers and articles:

· “An Interpretation of Li Mengyang's Literary Thought from the Perspective of ‘Poetry may Serve as Lens into the Ethics and Character of a Person’”, Academic Journal of Nankai University,No. 3, 2019

· “ ‘A Collection of Poems of Resonance and Agreement At Court and Abroad’ [Chaozhengchangheji] and Xu Zhenqing's‘Uncollected Poems’”, Academic Journal of Suzhou University, No. 2, 2019

· “An Exploration and Discussion of the Meaning of Li Panlong'sTheory that ‘Poetry May Serve as a Conveyer of Grievance Against Injustice’”,Our Literary Legacy, No. 1, 2018

· “The Narrative Structure of Lu You’s ‘Visiting The Shanxi Village’”, The Academic Journal of the Graduate College of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, No.6, 2017

· “ ‘The Political Debate over The Great Protocol’ and the Literary Ideas of Emphasizing Passion as well as Lyricism in the Early-Jiajing Period”,Our Literary Legacy, No.1, 2017

· “The Life of Kong Tianyin, His Friendships and Relationships with Companions, and His Theory of Emphasizing the Value of Spiritual Enchantment in Poetry”, Studies of Chinese Poetry and Songs, Volume 14, 2017

· “The State of Mind and Morale on the Part of the ‘Latter Seven Scholars’ During the Period When Yan Song Ruled the Imperial Government”, Academic Journal of Nankai University, No.6, 2016

· “Being Realistic and Innovative at the Same Time: Mr. Luo Zongqiang’sResearch on Chinese Literature”, Research in Chinese Language and Literature, No. 2, 2015

· “ ‘The Masterof Poetry’ and His ‘Magic Mirror’ for Focusing”, Academic Journal of Nankai University, No.1, 2015

· “Observations on Theories of Narration in Wang Fuzhi's Poetics: Starting with His Thesis of ‘Capturing A Shadow’ and Expanding From that Point”, Changjiang Academics, No. 4, 2015

· “Theses in Ming-DynastyPoetics that are Founded on Scholarship on the Classic of Changes [Yijing]and on Grasping the Significance of Cosmic Change: Neo-Confucianist [lixue] Interpretations of the Terms ‘Total Abundance’ [fuyou] and ‘Renewal Every Day’ [rixin], and Their Influence on the Theory of Poetry”, Academic Journal of Sichuan University, No.6, 2014

· “An Exploration of the Realities Surrounding the History and Lives of the ‘Former Seven Scholars”, (translation of an article authored by Daniel Bryant [Bai Runde]), Studies of Chinese Poetry and Songs, Volume 11, 2014

· “On Lu Shiyong's Appreciation of the Poetry of Du Fu”, Studies of Chinese Poetry and Songs, Volume 10, 2013

· “Tang Yin’s Poems and Songs and the Tradition of Tang and Song Poetry”, Academic Journal of Northwest University, No.6, 2013

· “Li Mengyang and the Appreciation of the Poetry of Du Fu”,Literature and Culture, No. 2, 2012

· “‘Proposition’, ‘Transformation’, and Literary Archaism”, Research on the Zhou Classic of Change, No. 4, 2011

· “A Study of Gao Shusi’s Friendships and Relationships with Companions Through His Biographical Chronology”, Studies of Chinese Poetry and Songs, Volume 8, 2011

· “Xu Xianzhong and ‘Evaluations and Appreciations of Tang-Dynasty Poetry’”, Literature and Culture, No. 2, 2011

· “A Description and Discussion of the ‘Positive and Variation’ Theory About Tang-Dynasty Poetry in the Yuan and Ming Dynastic Periods”, Studies of Theory in Literature and Art, No. 3, 2010

· “He Jingming and Tang Poetry”, Academic Journal of Nankai University, No. 3, 2010

· “The Epochal Significance of the Poetic Theory of Jiaoran”, Academic Journal of Lanzhou University, No.6, 2010

· “Xie Zhen and Poetry at the Height of the Mid-Tang Dynasty, Focusing on the Creation of Songs”, Academic Journal of Capital Normal University, No. 3, 2010

· “Li Panlong and the Poems of the Early-Peak Period in the Tang Dynasty”, Studies of Chinese Poetry and Songs,Volume 5, 2009

· “A General Study of How Xie Zhen Adapted Tang-Dynasty Poetry”, Studies of Theory in Literature and Art, No. 4, 2008

· “Speaking of [Xin] Jiaxuan and the Four Cardinal Vices, Wine, Women, Avarice and Pride”, Illustrated Magazine of Chinese Culture, No. 7, 2007

· “An Exploration into the Deeper Meaning of the Critical Evaluation of Meng Haoran's Poetry that ‘In its simplicity and in the pedestrian there is a spirit of magnificence and transcendence’”, Academic Journal of Huaqiao University, No. 4, 2007

· “Chen Xianzhang and Literary Thought in theLate-Ming Dynasty”, Academic Journal of Nankai University, No. 4, 2006

· “The Intensity, and the Lightness, of Meng Haoran's Poetic Sentiment”, Academic Journal of Lanzhou University, No.6, 2005

· “The Atmosphere of the Literary Circles in theLongqing and WanliEpochs and the Transformation of LiteraryThought”, Academic Journal of the Education College of Xiamen, No.3, 2005

· “A Brief Discussion of Zhu Yunming's Poetry and Songs”, Humanistic Writings, Volume 8, 2005

· “The Spirit of Poetry and Songsat the Peak of the Tang Dynasty”, Studies in Literature and Art, No. 3, 2004

· “Wang Shizhenin the World of Literature in theLongqing and WanliEpochs”, Chinese Studies, Volume 14, 2004

· “The Phenomenon of Affective Imagery in Gao Shi's Poetry”, Humanistic Writings, Volume 7, 2004

· “Reflections on ‘Theory of Style’ and Various Similar Concepts”, Seeking Truth (An Academic Journal), No. 3, 2004

· “A Poetic Flourish of the Spirit of Magnanimity and Grandiosity”, Studies in Literature and Art, No. 4, 2003

· “On the True Substance of ‘Style’in the Poetics of the Ming Dynasty”, Humanistic Writings, No. 6, 2003

· “Sublime Inspiration [Tianji]: AnOften Overlooked Concept in the Study of Ancient Literary Theory”, Studies of Theory in Literature and Art, No. 1, 2003

· “On the Cultural Personality of the ‘Seven Scholars of the Ming Dynasty’”, Academic Journal of Lanzhou University,No.1, 2003

· “Wang Shizhen and the Thought of Spiritual Literature”, Academic Journal of Suzhou University, No. 4, 2002

· “Literary Archaism and the Transformation of Thought in the Mid- and Late- Ming Dynasty", Eastern Serial Periodicals, No. 4, 2002

· “An Interpretation of the Substance, and the Tendencies of Ming-Dynasty Literary Archaism from the Perspective of Cultural Personality”, Humanistic Writings, Vol. 5, 2002

· “On the Ideological Significance of the Phenomenon of Literary Archaism in the Ming Dynasty, and Drawing a Comparison Between that Cultural Phenomenon and the Rise of the Ideological Trend Toward the ‘Mind School’ [xinxue] of Neo-Confucianism”, Studies of Chinese Poetry and Songs, Volume 1, 2002

· “The Cultural Atmosphere in the Peak Period of Song Dynasty Prosperity”, Wenyibao (The Literature and Art Gazetteer), March 5, 2002

· “From the ‘Courtly Style’ of Writing [taigeti] to theSchool of Literary Archaism”,Academic Journal of Shaanxi Normal University, No. 4, 2002

· “Our Critical Understanding of Yan Yu’s Theories of ‘Literary Atmosphere’ [qixiang] and ‘Literary Interest’ [xingqu]”, Academic Journal of Nankai University, No. 4, 2002

· “A New Change in Literary Thought in theWuzhong Regionduring the Period of the Reigns of the Hongzhi Emperor and theZhengdeEmperor of the Ming Dynasty”,Academic Journal of Huaqiao University, No. 4, 2001

· “"Wang Shizhen's Early Literary Thought”, Academic Journal of Liaocheng Teachers College, No. 2, 2001

· “Literary Thought of the Early-Jiajing Era Had the Effect of Carrying On the Legacy of the Past and Opening Up A Trend For the Future”, Yindu Academic Magazine, No. 3, 2001

· “ ‘After Reading’ and the Final Conclusions Drawn By Yanzhou [Wang Shizhen] in His Late Years”, Academic Journal of Nankai University, No. 2, 2000

· “On Xie Zhen's Poetics”, Academic Journal of Huaqiao University, No. 3, 2000

· “An Analysis of Wang Shizhen's Theory of Literary Style Derived From Talent and Genius”, Academic Journal of Liaocheng Teachers College, No. 1, 2000

· “A Study of Wang Shizhen’s Literary Thought in the Longqing and WanliPeriods”, Literature and Culture, Volume 3, 2000

· “An Exploration into the Deeper Meaning of Jiaoran’s Notion of ‘The Essential Core Idea In A Piece of Writing’”, Academic Journal of Henan Normal University, No. 5, 1999

· “The Theory that Literary Styles and Trends Develop Naturally As They Are [fengliuziranbian]: A Tentative Exploration of the Central Idea in Jiaoran’s Critique of Poetic Theory”, Jianghai Academic Magazine, No. 5, 1999

· “An Analysis of the Meaning of the Word ‘Yi’ (Ethereality, Transcendence) in Jiaoran’s Critique of Poetic Theory”, Knowledge of Classical Literature Knowledge, No. 3, 1999

· “Huang Tingjian's Views on Ci Poetry”, Academic Journal of Jiujiang Teachers College, No. 4, 1999

· “Huang Tingjian's Theory of Calligraphy and His Calligraphic Art”, Academic Journal of Guyuan Teachers College, 1998

· “On the Aesthetics of Chinese Poetic Creation from the Perspective of the Analogy of ‘The Sounds of Nature’”, Humanities Magazine, No. 3, 1998