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Chinese Literature, Ancient and Classical

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ISBN-10: 0253213657

ISBN-13: 9780253213655

Edition: 2007

Authors: Andr� L�vy, William H. Nienhauser, William H. Nienhauser, William H. Nienhauser

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Andr Lvy provides a "picture of Chinese literature of the past" that brilliantly illustrates the four great literary genres of China: the classics, prose, poetry, and the literature of entertainment. His discussion of approximately 120 vivid translations combines personal insights with innovative historical accounts in a genre-based approach that moves beyond the typical chronology of dynasties. Renowned scholar William H. Nienhauser, Jr., translated Lvy's work from the French and returned to the original Chinese for the texts. This informative, engaging, and eminently readable introduction to the three millennia of traditional Chinese literature is highly recommended for students and…    
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Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 3/5/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 184
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.27" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.506
Language: English

Andr� L�vy is Emeritus Professor at the University of Bordeaux.William H. Nienhauser, Jr., is Halls-Bascom Professor of Classical Chinese Literature at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Preface
Introduction
Antiquity
Origins
""Let one hundred flowers bloom, Let the hundred schools of thought contend!""
Mo zi and the Logicians
Legalism
The Fathers of Taoism
The Confucian Classics
Prose
Narrative Art and Historical Records
The Return of the ""Ancient Style""
The Golden Age of Trivial Literature
Literary Criticism
Poetry
The Two Sources of Ancient Poetry
The Songs of Chu
Poetry of the Han Court
The Golden Age of Chinese Poetry
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