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Chinese Literature,
Ancient and Classical
by
Andre Levy
translated by
William H. Nienhauser, Jr.
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Levy, Andre, date
[La litterature chinoise ancienne et classique. English]
Chinese literature, ancient and classical / by Andre Levy ;
translated by William H. Nienhauser, Jr.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 0-253-33656-2 (alk. paper)
1. Chinese literature—History and criticism. I. Nienhauser,
William H. II. Title.
2000
'09—dc21
99-34024
1 2 3 4 5 05 04 03 02 01 00
For my own early translators of French,
Daniel and Susan
Contents
Preface
ix
Introduction
1
Chapter 1: Antiquity
5
I. Origins
II. "Let a hundred flowers bloom, Let a hundred schools of thought
contend!"
1. Mo zi and the Logicians
2. Legalism
3. The Fathers of Taoism
III. The Confucian Classics
Chapter 2: Prose
31
I. Narrative Art and Historical Records
II. The Return of the "Ancient Style"
III. The Golden Age