Contents
Preface
Part One
Ancient Chinese Literature
Overview of Ancient Chinese Literature
Evolution of
Ancient Chinese Literature
Main Characteristics of
Ancient Chinese Literature
An Age of Essays
Pre-Qin Schools of Thought
Sima Qian and Records of
the Grand Historian
Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties
The Rise of Poetry
The Book of Songs:
The First Collection of Poems
Qu Yuan: Romantic Lyric Poems
Tao Yuanming:
A Hermit's Pastoral Poems
Immortal Li Bai
Poet-Sage Du Fu
Bai Juyi and "New Yuefu"
CI Poetry
Su Shi: A Fresh Approach to Ci Poetry
Li Qingzhao: Graceful
and Restrained Ci Poetry
Xin Qiji: Bold and
Unconstrained Ci Poetry
Drama Comes of Age
Guan Hanqing: Great Yuan Playwright
Romance of the West Chamber
Tang Xianzu's Drama Legends
Novels Reach a Peak
Historical Novel: Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Heroic Legend: Water Margin
Gods and Demons Novel: Journey to the West
Ghost Novel: Strange Stories from
a Chinese Studio
Masterpiece: Dream of the Red Chamber
Part Two
Chinese Modern and
Contemporary Literature
Overview of Chinese Modern and Contemporary Literature
Evolution of Chinese Modern and Contemporary Literature
Main Characteristics of Chinese Modern and Contemporary Literature
Modern Novels: Echoes of the Times
Lu Xun: Founder of New Literature
Ba Jin: The Torrents Trilogy
Lao She: Beijing Civil Society
Shen Congwen's World of West Hunan
Eileen Chang's Life Legends
Modern Poetry: Seeking a Voice of its Own
Guo Moruo: Destruction and Creation
Xu Zhimo: Crescent Moon Poetry
Ai Qing: Rooted in the Land
Mu Dan: Abundance and the Pain of Abundance
Modern Stage Plays: Development of an import
Cao Yu: Born for Drama
Tian Han: Drama Imitates Life
Contemporary Period: New Trends in Poetry
The Rise of Misty Poetry
Bei Dao: A Rational Poet
Gu Cheng: A Fairytale Poet
Hai Zi: The Catcher in the Rye
Contemporary Period: Diverse Novels
Jia Pingwa: Returning to Cultural Roots
Yu Hua: Vanguard Novels
Su Tong: New Historical Novels
Mo Yan and Hallucinatory Realism
Concluding Remarks: Trends of the New Century
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