{"product_id":"wen-xuan-or-selections-of-refined-literature-volume-iii-9780691606583","title":"Wen Xuan or Selections of Refined Literature","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Wen xuan, compiled by Xiao Tong (501-531) is the oldest surviving anthology of Chinese literature arranged by genre. It contains a total of 761 pieces of prose and verse by 130 writers from the late Zhou dynasty to the Liang dynasty (ca. 4th century B.C. to 6th century A.D.) The selection includes most of the best examples of fu (rhapsodies) an\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Knechtges's translation of the Wen Xuan figures among the most impressive scholarly achievements of twentieth-century Sinology. His translations are lucid and accurate, his scholarship impeccable, and the information he so liberally provides of the utmost importance.\"--The Journal of Asian Studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePREFACE  INTRODUCTION  Wen xuan  13. Rhapsody G, Natural Phenomena  RHAPSODY ON THE WIND Song YU 7  RHAPSODY ON AUTUMN INSPIRATIONS Pan Anren 13  RHAPSODY ON SNOW Xie Huilian 21  RHAPSODY ON THE MOON Me Xiyi 31  Birds and Animals, Part I  RHAPSODY ON THE HOULET Fia Yi 41  RHAPSODY ON THE PARROT Mi Zhengping 49  RHAPSODY ON THE WREN Zhang Maoxian 57  14. Birds and Animals, Part II  RHAPSODY ON THE RUSSET AND WHITE HORSE yan-yaffnian 65  RHAPSODY ON DANCING CRANES Bao Mingyuan 75  Aspirations and Feelings, Part I  RHAPSODY ON COMMUNICATING WITH THE HIDDENBan Mengjian 83  15. Rhapsody H, Aspirations and Feelings, Part II  RHAPSODY ON CONTEMPLATING THE MYSTERY Zhang Pingzi 105  RHAPSODY ON RETURNING TO THE FIELDS Zhang Pingzi 139  16. Aspirations and Feelings, Part III  RHAPSODY ON LIVING IN IDLENESS Pan Amen 145  Sorrowful Laments  RHAPSODY ON THE TALL GATE PALACE Sima Zhangqing 159  RHAPSODY ON RECALLING OLD FRIENDS Xiang Ziqi 167  RHAPSODY ON LAMENTING THE DEPARTED Lu Shiheng 171  RHAPSODY ON RECALLING OLD FRIENDS AND KIN Pan Anren 179  RHAPSODY ON A WIDOW Pan Anren  RHAPSODY ON RESENTMENT Fiang Wentong 193  RHAPSODY ON SEPARATION Fiang Wentong 201  17. Rhapsody I, literature  RHAPSODY ON LITERATURE Lu Shiheng 211  Music, Part I  RHAPSODY ON THE PANPIPES Wang Ziyuan 233  RHAPSODY ON DANCE Fu Wuzhong 245  18. Music, Part II  RHAPSODY ON THE LONG FLUTE Ma Fichang 259  RHAPSODY ON THE ZITHER Xi Shuye 279  RHAPSODY ON THE MOUTH ORGAN Pan Anren 303  RHAPSODY ON WHISTLING Chenggong Zi'an 315  19. Rhapsody J, Passions  RHAPSODY ON THE GAOTANG SHRINE Song Yu 325  RHAPSODY ON THE GODDESS Song Yu 339  RHAPSODY ON MASTER DENGTU THE LECHER YU 349  RHAPSODY ON THE LUO RIVER GODDESS Cao Zyian 355  BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 367  NOTES 401  BIBLIOGRAPHY 413  INDEX 431","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403946434903,"sku":"9780691606583","price":55.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/wen-xuan-or-selections-of-refined-literature-volume-iii-9780691606583","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}