Anthology of Chinese Literature

Klappentext Internationally renowned Chinese literature scholar Cyril Birch was the first to assemble the finest translations of these seminal pieces in his now classic and still definitive anthologies. The selections in this first volume span a two-thousand-year period: from the Chou Dynasty (1122-221 B.C.) to the Yuan Dynasty (A.D. 1280-1367), from the ancient Songs to the dramas of the fourteenth century, every major genre of Chinese literature is represented by a crucial work. Zusammenfassung Internationally renowned Chinese literature scholar Cyril Birch was the first to assemble the finest translations of these seminal pieces in his now classic and still definitive introductory anthologies. The selections in this first volume span a two-thousand-year period: from the Chou Dynasty (1122?221 B.C.) to the Y’an Dynasty (A.D. 1280?1367)! from the ancient Songs to the dramas of the fourteenth century! every major genre of Chinese literature is represented by a crucial work. Highlights include! in addition to the great poems of the T’ang! outstanding examples of Han poetry! Six Dynasties satire! T’ang-sung prose essays and fiction! and the form of lyric known as ?tz’u.”

Product details

• Authors: Cyril Birch, Birch Cyril
• Assisted by: Cyril Birch (Editor), Donald Keene (Editor)
• Publisher: Avalon travel publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.1989
• EAN: 9780802150387
• ISBN: 978-0-8021-5038-7
• Series: Anthology of Chinese Literatur; Anthology of Chinese Literatur
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; China, Short Stories, Fiction in translation, CULTURAL HERITAGE / Asian / Chinese, Chinese (Lunar) New Year, Chou Dynasty;Y’an Dynasty;fourteenth century