Ebook: The Columbia History of Chinese Literature

The Columbia History of Chinese Literature is a comprehensive yet portable guide to China's vast literary traditions. Stretching from earliest times to the present, the text features original contributions by leading specialists working in all genres and periods. Chapters cover poetry, prose, fiction, and drama, and consider such contextual subjects as popular culture, the impact of religion, the role of women, and China's relationship with non-Sinitic languages and peoples. Opening with a major section on the linguistic and intellectual foundations of Chinese literature, the antho.;Prolegomenon; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction: The Origins and Impact of Literati Culture; Part I FOUNDATIONS; 1. Language and Script; 2. Myth; 3. Philosophy and Literature in Early China; 4. The Thirteen Classics; 5. Shih-Ching Poetry and Didacticism in Ancient Chinese Literature; 6. The Supernatural; 7. Wit and Humor; 8. Proverbs; 9. Buddhist Literature; 10. Taoist Heritage; 11. Women in Literature; Part II POETRY; 12. Sao, Fu, Parallel Prose, and Related Genres; 13. Poetry from 200 B.C.E. to 600 C.E.; 14. Poetry of the T'ang Dynasty; 15. Tz'u.