Description |
1 online resource (210 pages) |
Series |
Routledge Revivals |
|
Routledge revivals.
|
Contents |
BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL INSTRUCTION; CHAPTER TWO: SAN-KUO-CHIH YEN-I (THE ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS); CHAPTER THREE: SHUI-HU CHUAN (THE WATER MARGIN); CHAPTER FOUR: HSI-YU CHI (MONKEY, or JOURNEY TO THE WEST); CHAPTER FIVE: CHIN P'ING MEI (THE GOLDEN LOTUS); CHAPTER SIX: JU-LIN WAI-SHIH (UNOFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE LITERATI, or THE SCHOLARS); CHAPTER SEVEN: HUNG-LOU MENG (THE DREAM OF THE RED CHAMBER); INDEX OF AUTHORS; INDEX OF TITLES |
Summary |
First published in 1988, this reissue is an important work in the field of national literary exchange. Declared by American Library Association in its Choice publication one of the ten best reference works of 1988, the volume has survived global change - politically, socially, economically, religiously, aesthetically - to promote cultural dialogue between China and the West. Besides the scores of annotated sources, the introductory essays remain as authentic and moving as the day of their appearance. Equally to be observed is accelerating demand, especially in academic institutions, for global |
Notes |
Print version record |
Form |
Electronic book
|
ISBN |
9780203832479 |
|
0203832477 |
|