本书从明代文艺美学的总体特征、戏曲、诗文、小说、绘画、书法等多个方面所表现出来的审美诉求进行深入考察，以图揭示明代的美学精神，呈现其多元的审美取向。 (This book looks in depth at the aesthetic appeal represented by general characteristics of aesthetics of literature and art in the Ming Dynasty, traditional (Chinese) opera, poems and essays, novels, painting, and calligraphy, illustrating with pictures the aesthetic spirit of the Ming Dynasty, revealing the diverse aesthetic orientation in that era.)