Wen Xuan or Selections of Refined Literature, Volume I : Rhapsodies on Metropolises and Capitals / David R. Knechtges, Tong Xiao.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Knechtges, David R., author.

Xiao, Tong, author.

Series:

Princeton library of Asian translations.

Princeton Library of Asian Translations ; 89

Standardized Title:

Wen xuan. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chinese literature--Translations into English.

Chinese literature.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (643 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Other Title:

Wen xuan.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A text of central importance to the Chinese literary tradition, the Wen xuan was compiled by Xiao Tong (501-531) and is the oldest surviving anthology of Chinese literature arranged by genre. This volume, the first of a planned eight-volume translation of the entire work, contains thoroughly annotated translations of the first section of the Wen xuan, the rhapsodies on the metropolises and capitals."Originally published in 1983.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword

Note on the Translation

Introduction

Xiao Tong's Life and Compilation of the Wen xuan

The Literary Milieu of the Liang and Xiao Tong's View of Literature

Content of the Wen xuan

Wen xuan Scholarship and Editions

Preface to the Wen xuan

CROWN PRINCE ZHAO MING OF LIANG

1. Rhapsody A, Metropolises and Capitals, Part I

TWO CAPITALS RHAPSODY / Mengjian, Ban

PREFACE

2. Metropolises and Capitals, Part I

WESTERN METROPOLIS RHAPSODY / Pingzi, Zhang

3. Rhapsody B, Metropolises and Capitals, Part II

EASTERN METROPOLIS RHAPSODY / Pingzi, Zhang

4. Metropolises and Capitals, Part II

SOUTHERN CAPITAL RHAPSODY / Pingzi, Zhang

5. Rhapsody C, Metropolises and Capitals, Part III

WU CAPITAL RHAPSODY / Taichong, Zuo

6. Metropolises and Capitals, Part III

WEI CAPITAL RHAPSODY / Taichong, Zuo

Biographical Sketches

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9780691641560

0691641560

9780691613871

0691613877

9781400857241

1400857244

OCLC:

884013316