Complete with an introduction tracing the history of Chinese writing, this collection covers a diverse range of genres, from fiction, poetry and drama to folk stories, letters and travelogues. The topical arrangement of the selections brings out distinctive characteristics of this vast canon.
| ISBN: | 9780231074292 |
| Publication date: | 19th April 1996 |
| Author: | Victor Mair |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 1376 pages |
| Series: | Translations from the Asian Classics |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: general |