Classics at a Glance (Middle School Version with Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese Side-by-Side)

Author: Qu Xunwu et al. Translated/Annotated
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Publishing Date: 2002-09-01
Features: The Classic Chinese Prose Reader is one of the most influential selections of ancient Chinese prose in China. Compiled in the 33rd year of the Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty, it was edited by Wu Chucai and Zhou Diaozi, two uncle-nephew brothers. The book primarily features prose but also includes influential and accessible Ci poetry and parallel prose. Among the prose, it covers over 30 genres, encompassing all common ancient literary forms. Although The Classic Chinese Prose Reader is excellent, it can still be quite lengthy for young people with heavy academic burdens. After careful consideration, Yue Lu Press decided to select 61 of the most widely acclaimed works from the original, accompanied by precise annotations, translations, and concise analyses, to publish this abridged edition to meet the needs of middle school students and other young readers. By diligently studying this abridged edition, even memorizing it, one can grasp the general outline of the development of ancient Chinese prose, accumulate a preliminary intuitive understanding of Chinese vocabulary and grammar, and lay a solid foundation for further studies.