In addition to the preface written by Pu Songling in the 18th year of the Kangxi period,other writers like Gao Heng,Tang Menglai,Yu Ji,Zhao Qigao,Kong Jihan,Dan Minglun,He Tongwen,and Shu Qiying also wrote pref-aces and postscripts to Liaozhai Zhiyi.By combing and analysing the prefaces and postscripts written by authors in Qing dynasty,we can better understand the development and evolution of the meaning of"Yi",as well as the awareness of the nature of the literary work that has always been associated with the classicisation of Liaozhai Zhiyi.
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