A comprehensive overview of China's 3,000 years of literary history, from its beginnings to the present day. After an introductory section discussing the concept of literature and other features of traditional Chinese society crucial to understanding its writings, the second part is broken into five major time periods (earliest times to 100 c.e.; 100-1000; 1000-1875; 1875-1915; and 1915 to the present) corresponding to changes in book production. The development of the major literary genres is traced in each of these periods. The reference section in the cloth edition includes an annotated bibliography of more than 120 pages; the paper edition has a shorter bibliography and is intended for classroom use.
- ISBN13 9780892641239
- Publish Date 1 January 1997
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 12 March 2021
- Publish Country US
- Publisher The University of Michigan Press
- Imprint Centre for Chinese Studies Publications
- Format Paperback
- Pages 394
- Language English