Selected Ancient Chinese Literary Works 1

Author: Guo Yuheng, Editor-in-Chief
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Publishing Date: 2004-07-01
Features: This Selected Works of Ancient Chinese Literature is a teaching material designed to accompany History of Ancient Chinese Literature. This Selected Works of Ancient Chinese Literature is a teaching material designed to accompany 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 number of modern works have been selectively included alongside ancient works. 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 authors follows chronological order, while the works are organized first as prose and poetry, followed by fiction and drama. The selected authors and works draw on the fine traditions of previous anthologies, with an emphasis on representative authors and the temporal characteristics of their 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 best variant readings. 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 selects outstanding prose and poetry from 21 authors and 18 categories of works from the pre-Qin and Han periods, arranged in chronological order. Each work is accompanied by concise introductions and detailed annotations, clearly reflecting the developmental trajectory and main features of pre-Qin and Han literature. This book can be used as a teaching material for universities, paired with the already published History of Ancient Chinese Literature (edited by Guo Yuheng) for university liberal arts programs.