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A History of Chinese Literature

Herbert Allen Giles

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  • Book language: English
  • 338 pages

A History of Chinese Literature is Herbert Allen Giles’s historical survey of Chinese writing from its early beginnings onward. It presents major periods, authors and genres, often through translated passages that let Chinese writers speak for themselves. It offers readers a broad, readable introduction to a long and varied literary tradition.

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Contents

  1. A HISTORY OF CHINESE LITERATURE
  2. PREFACE
  3. CONTENTS
  4. BOOK THE FIRST THE FEUDAL PERIOD (B.C. 600-200)
  5. BOOK THE SECOND THE HAN DYNASTY (B.C. 200—A.D. 200)
  6. BOOK THE THIRD MINOR DYNASTIES (A.D. 200-600)
  7. BOOK THE FOURTH THE T‘ANG DYNASTY (A.D. 600-900)
  8. BOOK THE FIFTH THE SUNG DYNASTY (A.D. 900-1200)
  9. BOOK THE SIXTH THE MONGOL DYNASTY (A.D. 1200-1368)
  10. BOOK THE SEVENTH THE MING DYNASTY (A.D. 1368-1644)
  11. BOOK THE EIGHTH THE MANCHU DYNASTY (A.D. 1644-1900)
  12. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
  13. INDEX
  14. FOOTNOTES
  15. Transcriber's Note
  16. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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