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254 pages ; 20cm |
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Chou and Chʻin Dynasties (6th to 2nd century B.C.). Miscellaneous extracts / Kʻung Fu-Tzǔ (Confucius) -- The Battle of Chʻang-Chǒ Burning a wizard How Yen-Tzǔ would not die with his prince / Tso-Chʻiu Ming -- Rest Dream and reality Why Confucius was sad / Lieh Tzǔ -- Praying for rain / Ku-Liang Shu -- Is life worth living? / Yang Tzǔ -- Life, death, and immortality The death of Lao Tzǔ The death of Chuang Tzǔ's wife On his own death-bed How Yao wished to abdicate Inference Independence The perfect man Drunkenness Archery Causality Dream and reality / Chuang Tzǔ -- Consulting the oracle The fisherman's reply The genius of the mountain / Chʻü Pʻing -- Unpopularity / Sung Yü -- Divorce Burial of Confucius On mourning Burying alive Bad government A strange congratulation The song of the coffin / Tʹan Kung -- from History of the contending states. The elixir of death Anon. -- Half measures Born in sin / Mêng Tzŭ (Mencius) -- Born in sin / Hsün Tzŭ -- On the employment of foreigners / Li Ssû |
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Han Dynasty (200 B.C to 200 A.D.). A century before Christ On Chang Liang Confucius Courage / Ssŭ-ma Chʻien -- Imperial proclamation / Kao Ti -- To the Captain of the Huns / Wên Ti -- On war On agriculture / Chʻao Tsʻo -- Heroes wanted! / Wu Ti -- Self-recommendation / Tung-Fang So -- Against hunting / Ssŭ-ma Hsiang-ju -- Music / Prince of Chung-Shan -- A reply / Li-Ling -- On punishments / Lu Wên-shu -- The disadvantages of wealth / Shu Kuang -- Against the naturalisation of Huns / Ku Yung -- Ambition / Ma Yüan -- The autumn fan / Pan Chieh-yü |
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Six Dynasties (200 A.D. to 600 A.D.). On an eclipse / Wei Ming Ti -- The genius of wine / Liu Ling -- Home again! The peach-blossoms of youth / Tʻao Yüan-ming |
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Tʻang Dynasty (600 A.D. to 900 A.D.). Fighting goats / Chang Yüeh -- The chaste wife's reply / Chang Chi -- Eat, drink, and be merry On getting drunk in spring The grass-widow's song / Li Tʻai-pŏ -- The deserted wife / Tu Fu -- True faith of a Confucianist On slander The unicorn A Taoist priest Crocodile of Chʻao-chou In memoriam (of his nephew) In memoriam (Liu Tsung-yüan) / Han Wên-Kung -- Revenge Catching snakes Congratulations on a fire Beauties of Buddhism Is there a God? Pas trop gouverner / Liu Tsung-Yüan -- The soldier's wife / Wang Chʻang-Ling -- On an old battle-field / Li Hua -- My humble home / Liu Yü-Hsi -- The lute-girl's lament / Pŏ Chü-Yi -- The elixir of life / Pʻei Lin -- Against Buddhism / Tʻang Wu Tsung |
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Sung Dynasty (960 A.D. to 1200 A.D.). On censors / Ssŭ-ma Kuang -- Imperial extravagance Clubs Releasing prisoners Fulness and decay The old drunkard's arbour An autumn dirge At a grave / Ou-Yang Hsiu -- The arbour to joyful rain The baseless tower The tower of contentment Châlet of cranes Inaccuracy Square-Cap the Hermit The Red Wall : summer The Red Wall : autumn A rat's cunning The prince of literature / Su Tung-Pʻo -- On the study of false doctrines A false estimate / Wang An-Shih -- The language of flowers / Chou Tun-I -- Commonplace / Huang Tʻing-Chien -- Good horses / Yŏ Fei -- Portraits / Chu Hsi -- The "divine gale" / Wên Tʻien-Hsiang |
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Yüan and Ming Dynasties. Design / Liu Yin -- Divination Outsides / Liu Chi -- It is always the unexpected / Fang Hsiao-Ju -- For her husband's life In her husband's stead / The Lady Chang -- Flunkeyism / Tsung Chʻên -- How to get on / Wang Tao-Kʻun -- Antiques / Hsü Hsieh |
| Notes |
Contains brief biographical notices of all the authors quoted |
| Subject |
Chinese literature -- Translations into English.
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English literature -- Translations, Chinese
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| Author |
Giles, Herbert Allen, 1845-1935.
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