Wen Xuan or Selections of Refined Literature, Volume I: Rhapsodies on Metropolises and Capitals
(Paperback)
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Published: 23rd September 2014
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Published: 23rd September 2014
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Published: 28th June 2016
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Published: 28th June 2016
Publishing Details
Wen Xuan or Selections of Refined Literature, Volume I: Rhapsodies on Metropolises and Capitals
By (Author) David R. Knechtges
By (author) Tong Xiao
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
23rd September 2014
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
895.108
Physical Properties
Paperback
644
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
879g
Description
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 xu
