| Description |
1 online resource (1024 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction (Ye Yang); Glossary; References; Author's Preface; Chapter One The Early Period of Chinese Literature:The Formation of Its Characteristics; 1. Culture in the Shang and Zhou Period: A Synopsis; 2. Ancient Mythology; 3. The Undertakers of Early Literature; 4. The Spoken and the Written Language as Factors; Chapter Two The Book of Songs and The Songs of the South; 1. The Book of Songs; 2. The Songs of the South; Chapter Three Prose of the Pre-Qin Age; 1. Historical Prose; 2. Prose of the Masters; Chapter Four The Rhapsody of the Qin and Han |
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1. The Background of the Flourish of the Rhapsody and Its Characteristics 2. The Rhapsody of the Qin and the Western Han; 3. The Rhapsody of the Eastern Han; Chapter Five The Prose of the Qin and Han; 1. Prose of Argumentation; 2. Lyrical Prose; 3. Historical Records and History of the Han; Chapter Six Poetry of the Han Dynasty; 1. The Rise of Chu Songs; 2. The Formation of Pentasyllabic and HeptasyllabicPoetry; 3. The "Nineteen Old Poems" and Others; 4. The Music Bureau Poetry; Chapter Seven Literature of the Wei-Jin Period; 1. The Social Trend and Literary Consciousness of the Wei-Jin Period |
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2. Poetry and Prose of the Jian'an Period 3. Poetry and Prose of the Zhengshi Period; 4. Poetry and Prose of the Western Jin; 5. Poetry and Prose of the Eastern Jin; 6. Fiction of the Wei-Jin Period; Chapter Eight Literature of the Northern and Southern Dynasties and the Sui Dynasty; 1. Trends of Literary Thought during the Northern & Southern Dynasties and the Sui Dynasty; 2. Poetry and Prose of the Liu-Song Dynasty; 3. Poetry and Prose of the Qi and Liang Dynasties; 4. Poetry and Prose of Northern Dynasties, the Chen, and the Sui |
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5. The Folk Song of the Music Bureau of the Northern & Southern Dynasties 6. Fiction of the Northern & Southern Dynasties; Chapter Nine Poetry and Prose of the Early and the High Tang; 1. Poetry of the Early Tang; 2. Poetry of the High Tang; 3. The Variations of the Prose of the Early and the High Tang; Chapter Ten Poetry and Prose of the Mid-Tang and Late Tang; 1. Mid-Tang Poetry; 2. Late Tang Poetry; 3. Prose of the Mid-Tang and the Late Tang; Chapter Eleven Tales of the Marvelous and Popular Literature of the Tang Dynasty; 1. Tales of the Marvelous of the Tang Dynasty |
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2. Popular Literature of the Tang Dynasty Chapter Twelve Song Lyrics of the Tang, the Five Dynasties, and the Northern Song; 1. Song Lyrics of the Tang Dynasty; 2. Songs Lyrics of the Five Dynasties; 3. Song Lyrics of the Northern Song Dynasty; Chapter Thirteen Poetry and Prose of the Northern Song; 1. Cultural Background of Northern Song Poetry and Prose; 2. Poetry and Prose of the Early Northern Song; 3. Poetry and Prose of the Middle Northern Song; 4. Poetry of the Late Northern Song; Chapter Fourteen Literature of the Southern Song and the Jin Dynasty |
| Summary |
Adopting new theoretical perspectives and using updated research, this book by a leading Chinese scholar seeks to provide a coherent, panoramic description of the development of premodern Chinese literature and its major characteristics |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Chinese literature -- History and criticism
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Chinese literature.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ye, Yang
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| ISBN |
9789004203679 |
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9004203672 |
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