Can I read Classical Chinese Literature: An Anthology of Translations - Volume I: From Antiquity to the Tang Dynasty on EtoBox?

Classical Chinese Literature: An Anthology of Translations - Volume I: From Antiquity to the Tang Dynasty by John Minford and Joseph S.M. Lau = [含英咀華集 / 閔福德, 劉紹銘合編; John Minford; Joseph S. M Lau is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Classical Chinese Literature: An Anthology of Translations - Volume I: From Antiquity to the Tang Dynasty about?

The summation of more than two thousand years of one of the world's most august literary traditions, this volume also represents the achievements of four hundred years of Western scholarship on China. The selections include poetry, drama, fiction, songs, biographies, and works of early Chinese philosophy and history rendered in English by the most renowned translators of classical Chinese Arthur Waley, Ezra Pound, David Hawkes, James Legge, Burton Watson, Stephen Owen, Cyril Birch, A. C. Graham, Witter Bynner, Kenneth Rexroth, and others. Arranged chronologically and by genre, each chapter is introduced by definitive quotes and brief introductions chosen from classic Western sinological treatises. Beginning with discussions of the origins of the Chinese writing system and selections from the earliest "genre" of Chinese literaturethe Oracle Bone inscriptionsthe book then proceeds with selections early myths and legends; the earliest anthology of Chinese poetry, the Book of Songs; early narrative and philosophy, including the I Ching, Tao-te Ching, and the Analects of Confucius; rhapsodies, historical writings, magical biographies, ballads, poetry, and miscellaneous prose from the Ha

Author

John Minford and Joseph S.M. Lau = [含英咀華集 / 閔福德, 劉紹銘合編; John Minford; Joseph S. M Lau

Publisher

New York: Columbia University Press ; Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9789622016255

Subjects

Literary Fiction, History, Humanities

Rating

4.56 / 5 (18 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14