How to Read Chinese Prose in Chinese: A Course in Classical Chinese

Author:   Zong-qi Cai ,  Jie Cui ,  Liu Yucai
Publisher:   Columbia University Press
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9780231202930


Pages:   416
Publication Date:   18 January 2022
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Zong-qi Cai ,  Jie Cui ,  Liu Yucai
Publisher:   Columbia University Press
Imprint:   Columbia University Press
ISBN:  

9780231202930


ISBN 10:   0231202938
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   18 January 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface to the How to Read Chinese Literature Series A Note on How to Use This Book Symbols, Abbreviations, and Typographical Usages Contributors Who Have Written Literary Analyses for This Book Historical Writings Recorded Conversations Allegorical Tales and Argumentative Essays Biographical Writings Letters Prefaces and Occasional Writings Expository Essays Accounts of Sites and Events Essentials of Classical Chinese Grammar Taught Answers to Unit Exercises

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This is the first volume available on the U.S. market to introduce comprehensively and systematically all of the major genres of classical Chinese prose in the form of a classical Chinese textbook taught through modern Mandarin Chinese. Teachers and students will benefit from its broad coverage, flexibility for course use, and its useful glossary-index. -- Benjamin Ridgway, Swarthmore College With its judiciously selected sample texts and expertly prepared learning aids, this latest volume in the How to Read Chinese Literature series is an excellent choice for those interested in studying essential classical Chinese while gaining a literary appreciation of Chinese prose in different genres from different periods. -- Xiaoshan Yang, author of <i>Metamorphosis of the Private Sphere: Gardens and Objects in Tang-Song Poetry</i>


This is the first volume available on the U.S. market to introduce comprehensively and systematically all of the major genres of classical Chinese prose in the form of a classical Chinese textbook taught through modern Mandarin Chinese. Teachers and students will benefit from its broad coverage, flexibility for course use, and its useful glossary-index. -- Benjamin Ridgway, Swarthmore College


Author Information

Jie Cui is the coauthor of How to Read Chinese Poetry Workbook (2012). Liu Yucai is professor of Chinese language and literature at the Center for Chinese Classical Texts at Peking University. Zong-qi Cai is professor of Chinese and comparative literature at Lingnan University of Hong Kong and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is the general editor of the How to Read Chinese Literature series.

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