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Contents

pp.：  5 – 8

Introduction

pp.：  9 – 18

Glossary

pp.：  19 – 20

References

pp.：  21 – 22

Author’s Preface

pp.：  23 – 28

Chapter One The Early Period of Chinese Literature: The Formation of Its Characteristics

pp.：  29 – 42

1. Culture in the Shang and Zhou Period: A Synopsis

pp.：  29 – 33

2. Ancient Mythology

pp.：  34 – 35

3. The Undertakers of Early Literature

pp.：  36 – 40

4. The Spoken and the Written Language as Factors

pp.：  41 – 42

Chapter Two The Book of Songs and The Songs of the South

pp.：  43 – 78

1. The Book of Songs

pp.：  43 – 57

2. The Songs of the South

pp.：  58 – 78

Chapter Three Prose of the Pre-Qin Age

pp.：  79 – 102

1. Historical Prose

pp.：  79 – 89

2. Prose of the Masters

pp.：  90 – 102

Chapter Four The Rhapsody of the Qin and Han

pp.：  103 – 128

1. The Background of the Flourish of the Rhapsody and Its Characteristics

pp.：  104 – 107

2. The Rhapsody of the Qin and the Western Han

pp.：  108 – 119

3. The Rhapsody of the Eastern Han

pp.：  120 – 128

Chapter Five The Prose of the Qin and Han

pp.：  129 – 152

1. Prose of Argumentation

pp.：  130 – 134

2. Lyrical Prose

pp.：  135 – 139

3. Historical Records and History of the Han

pp.：  140 – 152

Chapter Six Poetry of the Han Dynasty

pp.：  153 – 174

1. The Rise of Chu Songs

pp.：  153 – 154

2. The Formation of Pentasyllabic and Heptasyllabic Poetry

pp.：  155 – 158

3. The “Nineteen Old Poems” and Others

pp.：  159 – 163

4. The Music Bureau Poetry

pp.：  164 – 174

Chapter Seven Literature of the Wei-Jin Period

pp.：  175 – 220

1. The Social Trend and Literary Consciousness of the Wei-Jin Period

pp.：  175 – 179

2. Poetry and Prose of the Jian’an Period

pp.：  180 – 193

3. Poetry and Prose of the Zhengshi Period

pp.：  194 – 199

4. Poetry and Prose of the Western Jin

pp.：  200 – 207

5. Poetry and Prose of the Eastern Jin

pp.：  208 – 216

6. Fiction of the Wei-Jin Period

pp.：  217 – 220

Chapter Eight Literature of the Northern and Southern Dynasties and the Sui Dynasty

pp.：  221 – 294

1. Trends of Literary Thought during the Northern & Southern Dynasties and the Sui Dynasty

pp.：  222 – 230

2. Poetry and Prose of the Liu-Song Dynasty

pp.：  231 – 241

3. Poetry and Prose of the Qi and Liang Dynasties

pp.：  242 – 260

4. Poetry and Prose of Northern Dynasties, the Chen, and the Sui

pp.：  261 – 281

5. The Folk Song of the Music Bureau of the Northern & Southern Dynasties

pp.：  282 – 288

6. Fiction of the Northern & Southern Dynasties

pp.：  289 – 294

Chapter Nine Poetry and Prose of the Early and the High Tang

pp.：  295 – 336

1. Poetry of the Early Tang

pp.：  296 – 306

2. Poetry of the High Tang

pp.：  307 – 332

3. The Variations of the Prose of the Early and the High Tang

pp.：  333 – 336

Chapter Ten Poetry and Prose of the Mid-Tang and Late Tang

pp.：  337 – 418

1. Mid-Tang Poetry

pp.：  338 – 387

2. Late Tang Poetry

pp.：  388 – 403

3. Prose of the Mid-Tang and the Late Tang

pp.：  404 – 418

Chapter Eleven Tales of the Marvelous and Popular Literature of the Tang Dynasty

pp.：  419 – 438

1. Tales of the Marvelous of the Tang Dynasty

pp.：  420 – 432

2. Popular Literature of the Tang Dynasty

pp.：  433 – 438

Chapter Twelve Song Lyrics of the Tang, the Five Dynasties, and the Northern Song

pp.：  439 – 486

1. Song Lyrics of the Tang Dynasty

pp.：  439 – 446

2. Song Lyrics of the Five Dynasties

pp.：  447 – 455

3. Song Lyrics of the Northern Song Dynasty

pp.：  456 – 486

Chapter Thirteen Poetry and Prose of the Northern Song

pp.：  487 – 534

1. Cultural Background of Northern Song Poetry and Prose

pp.：  487 – 493

2. Poetry and Prose of the Early Northern Song

pp.：  494 – 501

3. Poetry and Prose of the Middle Northern Song

pp.：  502 – 524

4. Poetry of the Late Northern Song

pp.：  525 – 534

Chapter Fourteen Literature of the Southern Song and the Jin Dynasty

pp.：  535 – 600

1. Poetry and Song Lyric of the Early Southern Song

pp.：  536 – 546

2. Poetry and Song Lyric of the Middle Period of the Southern Song

pp.：  547 – 565

3. Poetry and Song Lyric of the Late Southern Song

pp.：  566 – 584

4. Fiction and Drama of the Song Dynasty

pp.：  585 – 590

5. Literature of the Jurchen Jin Dynasty

pp.：  591 – 600

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Chapter Fifteen Literature of the Yuan Dynasty

pp.：  609 – 688

1. The Variety Play of the Earlier Yuan Period

pp.：  611 – 628

2. The Variety Play of the Later Yuan Period

pp.：  629 – 632

3. The Southern Play of the Yuan Dynasty

pp.：  633 – 640

4. The Individual Aria of the Yuan Dynasty

pp.：  641 – 652

5. Poetry and Prose of the Yuan Dynasty

pp.：  653 – 669

6. Fiction of the Yuan Dynasty

pp.：  670 – 688

Chapter Sixteen Poetry and Prose of the Ming Dynasty

pp.：  689 – 754

1. Poetry and Prose of the Early Ming Period

pp.：  691 – 699

2. Poetry and Prose of the Mid-Ming Period

pp.：  700 – 718

3. Poetry and Prose of the Late Ming

pp.：  719 – 739

4. Individual Aria and Folk Song of the Ming Dynasty

pp.：  740 – 754

Chapter Seventeen Drama and Fiction of the Ming Dynasty

pp.：  755 – 804

1. Drama and Fiction from the Early to the Middle Ming Period

pp.：  755 – 768

2. Late Ming Fiction

pp.：  769 – 788

3. Late Ming Drama

pp.：  789 – 804

Chapter Eighteen Poetry and Prose of the Qing Dynasty

pp.：  805 – 874

1. Poetry and Prose of the Early Qing Period

pp.：  809 – 828

2. Poetry and Prose of the Middle Qing Period

pp.：  829 – 858

3. Poetry and Prose of the Late Qing Period

pp.：  859 – 874

Chapter Nineteen Drama and Fiction of the Qing Dynasty

pp.：  875 – 934

1. Drama and Fiction of the Early Qing Period

pp.：  875 – 896

2. Drama and Fiction of the Middle Qing Period

pp.：  897 – 917

3. Fiction of the Late Qing Period

pp.：  918 – 934

Coda

pp.：  935 – 936

Glossary-Index

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