An anthology of Chinese fiction, poetry, and essays written during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
This new edition includes an all-new introduction by the scholar of ancient Chinese literature, John Minford.
The comprehensive thematic guide allows readers to locate tales by subject matter, making this collection of 100 narratives ideal for classroom use." —Valerie Hansen, Yale University
Grimm's Fairy Tales book is divided into five sections, each with ten of the most charming tales by the Brothers Grimm, bringing the fantastic fairy tale world to life to make this an enchanting story book for kids to treasure.
Xiaofei Tian shows how readers not only experience authors but "produce" them by shaping texts to their interpretation, focusing on the evolution over the centuries of the reclusive poet Tao Yuanming into a figure of epic stature.
Discover the Tao's quiet strength, embracing harmony with nature's flow, yielding for resilience, and finding true peace in simplicity and balance.
The book includes illustrations by the author.
Now the essence of Confucian teaching, contained in The Analects, is available in this inexpensive volume, providing inspirational and instructive reading to anyone interested in the history of social thought, Chinese philosophy, or ...
The first of these is very much concerned with the question of the leadership on Mount Liang. Iron Ox is prominent in the second section, probably the most varied and entertaining part of this volume.