An Outline of Chinese Literature II

ISBN-13: 9780367528935 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 246 str.

Yuan Xingpei

Opis

This book establishes a general analytical system and a multi-angled methodology to examine Chinese literature. It broadly discusses Shi and Fu poetry, Ci poems and Qu verses, novels and essays, including their origins, evolutions, structures and styles.

Spis treści

Foreword of the Chinese Edition.  Preface of the Chinese Edition  Volume 1 Shi and Fu Poetry  Chapter 1 The Three Sources of Chinese Poetry and Ballads  Chapter 2 The Rise and Fall of Shi and Fu Poetry  Chapter 3 The Peak of Poetry: Tang Poems  Chapter 4 The New Direction of Song Dynasty Poetry and the Flourishing of Poetry Studies Chapter 5 The Ebb Tide of Poetry: The Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties  Chapter 6 The Structure and Style of Shi and Fu Poetry  Interim Summary  Volume 2 Ci Poems and Qu Verses  Chapter 1 The Rise and Evolution of Ci Poetry Chapter 2 Qu Verses of the Yuan Dynasty  Chapter 3 Chuanqi Opera in the Ming and Qing Dynasties  Chapter 4 The Structure and Style of Ci and Qu Interim Summary  Volume 3 The Novel  Chapter 1 The Concept of the Novel and Its Debut  Chapter 2 The Impetus Behind the Novel  Chapter 3 Full-length Zhanghuiti Novel of Ming and Qing Dynasties  Chapter 4 The Structure and Style of the Novel Interim Summary  Volume 4 Essays  Chapter 1 The Origin and Evolution of the Essay  Chapter 2 The Structure and Style of Writings  Interim Summary  Further Discussion  Afterword of the First Chinese Edition.  Afterword of the Second Chinese Edition.  Index

O autorze

Yuan Xingpei is a professor of Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Peking University. His research focuses on Chinese classic literature, especially Chinese poetical art.