Anthology of Chinese Literature: Volume II
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Anthology of Chinese Literature: Volume II by Cyril Birch
Represented here are examples of various categories of Chinese literary composition-verses, songs, stories, essays, drama, and excerpts from novels from the Y an and Ching Dynasties, as well as the Republican Period. Highlights include Songs from the Y an Dynasty, The Temptation of Saint Pigsy by Wu Ch eng-en, a selection from Peony Pavilion, early Ch ing lyrics, and Six Chapters from A Floating Life by Shen Fu.
Cyril Birch is professor emeritus in the Department of East Asian Languages at the University of California at Berkeley. Among the many books he has written, translated, and edited are Stories from a Ming Collection (1968), Studies in Chinese Literary Genres, The Peony Pavilionand, with Donald Keene, Anthology of Chinese Literature (1987).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780802150905 |
| ISBN 10 | 080215090X |
| Title | Anthology of Chinese Literature: Volume II |
| Author | Cyril Birch |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press |
| Year published | 1994-02-24 |
| Number of pages | 512 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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