Selections from Ancient Chinese Literary Works 2

Author: Guo Yuheng
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: This Selected Works of Ancient Chinese Literature is a teaching material designed to accompany History of Ancient Chinese Literature. The scope of this book ranges from the pre-Qin period to the late Qing Dynasty. For teaching purposes, in addition to ancient works, a small selection of modern works has been included. The book is divided into four volumes in chronological order:
(1) Pre-Qin and Qin-Han,
(2) Wei-Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Sui, Tang, and Five Dynasties,
(3) Song, Liao, Jin, and Yuan,
(4) Ming and Qing.
The arrangement of writers follows the chronological order of their eras, while the works are organized first by poetry and prose, followed by fiction and drama. The selected writers and works take into account the excellent traditions of previous anthologies. To align with the teaching of literary history, emphasis is placed on the representativeness of the writers and the characteristic features of the works. The selection of works is designed to be concise and essential, tailored to actual teaching needs. Some lengthy popular works have been excluded due to space constraints. The texts are generally based on commonly accepted editions, and where discrepancies exist, the better version is chosen. The annotations are kept brief and clear. During the compilation and annotation process, reference was made to other similar textbooks and anthologies, which provided great benefit. This book is edited by Guo Yuheng.
The second volume includes two parts: Literature of the Wei-Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties and Literature of the Sui, Tang, and Five Dynasties. The former is written by Xiong Xiangguang and Wan Guangzhi, while the latter is written by Lin Bangjun. It collects the works of over 100 writers from the Wei-Jin period to the Five Dynasties, covering genres such as poetry, ci, prose, and fiction.