Chinese Literature, Ancient and Classical
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- ISBN 9780253213655
- Weight: 227g
- Dimensions: 140 x 210mm
- Publication Date: 05 Mar 2007
- Publisher: Indiana University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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André Lévy provides a "picture of Chinese literature of the past" that brilliantly illustrates the four great literary genres of China: the classics, prose, poetry, and the literature of entertainment. His discussion of approximately 120 vivid translations combines personal insights with innovative historical accounts in a genre-based approach that moves beyond the typical chronology of dynasties. Renowned scholar William H. Nienhauser, Jr., translated Lévy's work from the French and returned to the original Chinese for the texts. This informative, engaging, and eminently readable introduction to the three millennia of traditional Chinese literature is highly recommended for students and general readers.
André Lévy is Emeritus Professor at the University of Bordeaux.
William H. Nienhauser, Jr., is Halls-Bascom Professor of Classical Chinese Literature at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
