Illustrated History of Chinese Literature (Volume 1 and 2) -- Open Humanities

Author: Zheng Zhenduo
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: The book is divided into three volumes: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, covering a total of 64 chapters, each divided into several sub-sections. Over one-third of the materials collected are discussed in no other books of the same period, such as biwen, xiwen, zhugongdiao, sanqu, folk songs, as well as baojuan, tantu, gudu, etc. Additionally, the book is the first to include illustrations, many of which are exquisite and some are rare. In the book's discussions, emphasis is placed on a literary movement or a specific genre, as well as important writers who represent that era. Therefore, after its publication, the book was widely recognized as a specialized monograph on literary history with distinctive features.