Classical Chinese is the most comprehensive and authoritative textbook
on the language, literature, philosophy, history, and religion of
premodern China. Rigorously and extensively field-tested and
fine-tuned for years in classroom settings, it sets a new standard for
the field. Originally published in three volumes, Classical Chinese
appears here in one convenient and easy-to-use volume. Classical
Chinese contains forty selections from texts written between the fifth
century BC and the first century AD, during which the classical
Chinese language was fully developed and standardized. These passages,
which express key themes in Chinese humor, wit, wisdom, moral
conviction, and political ideals, are arranged in the order of
complexity of the grammatical patterns they exemplify. Uniquely, each
text is translated into both modern Chinese and English. A detailed
glossary defines unfamiliar terms and names found in the first part of
the textbook, and the last section features in-depth grammatical
analyses, in which every sentence in the main selections is fully
diagrammed to show the grammatical relations between their various
parts. Corresponding exercises review and reinforce the materials.
Four supplementary volumes—an introduction to grammar, readings in
poetry and prose, selected historical texts, and selected
philosophical texts—are separately available for use in conjunction
with this basic reader. Classical Chinese provides a definitive
resource for students and instructors of classical Chinese language
and culture.
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A Basic Reader
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781400885640
Publisert
2016
Utgiver
Vendor
Princeton University Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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