Selections from Ancient Chinese Literary Works 3

Author: Guo Yuheng, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: This Selected Works of Ancient Chinese Literature is a teaching material designed to accompany The History of Ancient Chinese Literature. This Selected Works of Ancient Chinese Literature is a teaching material designed to accompany The History of Ancient Chinese Literature. The scope of this book covers works from the pre-Qin period to the late Qing Dynasty. For teaching purposes, a small selection of modern works has been included alongside ancient ones. The book is divided into four volumes in chronological order: (1) Pre-Qin and Qin/Han, (2) Wei-Jin, Northern and Southern Dynasties, Sui, Tang, and Five Dynasties, (3) Song, Liao, Jin, and Yuan, (4) Ming and Qing. The arrangement of authors follows chronological order, while the works are organized first as prose and poetry, followed by fiction and drama. The selection of authors and works draws on the excellent traditions of previous anthologies, with an emphasis on the representativeness of the authors and the characteristic features of the works, to align with literary history teaching. The selection of works is designed to be concise and essential, tailored to actual teaching needs. Some lengthy popular works were excluded due to space constraints. The texts are generally based on widely accepted editions, with choices made for the better version in cases of textual variations. The annotations are kept brief and clear. During the compilation and annotation process, reference was made to other similar teaching materials and anthologies, yielding significant benefits. This book is a supplementary teaching material for the history of Chinese literature in university liberal arts programs. The selected works are well-chosen, concise yet comprehensive. The author biographies and work explanations provide rich academic information, helping readers to quickly appreciate the spirit and essence of Chinese literature. This is the third volume, covering the Song, Liao, Jin, and Yuan periods.