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Book SynopsisThe Wen xuan, compiled by Xiao Tong (501-531), is the oldest surviving anthology of Chinese literary genres. It was one of the primary sources of literary knowledge for educated Chinese in the premodern period, and it is still the essential handbook for specialists in pre-Tang literature. Originally published in 1987. The Princeton Legacy Library
Table of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Maps, pg. viii*Acknowledgments, pg. ix*Introduction, pg. 1*YANG ZIYUN: Map of Sweet Springs Palace Area, pg. 16*Sweet Springs Palace Rhapsody, pg. 17*Rhapsody on the Sacred Field, pg. 39*Rhapsody of Sir Vacuous, pg. 53*Rhapsody on the Imperial Park, pg. 73*Plume Hunt Rhapsody, pg. 115*Rhapsody on the Tall Poplars Palace, pg. 137*Rhapsody on Pheasant Shooting, pg. 153*Rhapsody on a Northward Journey, pg. 165*Rhapsody on an Eastward Journey, pg. 173*Rhapsody on a Westward Journey, pg. 181*RHAPSODY ON CLIMBING THE TOWER, pg. 237*Rhapsody on Roaming the Celestial Terrace Mountains, pg. 243*Rhapsody on the Ruined City, pg. 253*Rhapsody on the Hall of Numinous Brilliance in Lu, pg. 263*Rhapsody on the Hall of Great Blessings, pg. 279*Rhapsody on the Sea, pg. 305*Rhapsody on the Yangzi river, pg. 321*Biographical Sketches, pg. 353*Bibliography, pg. 367*Index, pg. 377
