The Columbia History of Chinese Literature

Prolegomenon Preface Map of China Introduction: The Origins and Impact of Literati Culture 1. Foundations Language and Script, by Victor H. Mair Myth, by Anne Birrell Philosophy and Literature in Early China, by Michael Puett The Thirteen Classics, by Paul Rakita Goldin Shih-ching Poetry and Didacticism in Ancient Chinese Literature, by Jeffrey Riegel The Supernatural, by Rania Huntington Wit and Humor, by Karin Myhre Proverbs, by John S. Rohsenow Buddhist Literature, by Helwig Schmidt-Glintzer and Victor H. Mair Taoist Heritage, by Judith Boltz Women in Literature, by Anne Birrell 2. Poetry Sao, fu, Parallel Prose, and Related Genres, by Christopher Leigh Connery Poetry from 200 b.c.e. to 600 c.e., by Robert Joe Cutter Poetry of the T'ang Dynasty, by Paul W. Kroll Tz'u, by Stuart Sargent Sung Dynasty shih Poetry, by Michael A. Fuller Yan san-ch, by Wayne Schlepp Mongol-Yuan Classical Verse (shih), by Richard John Lynn Poetry of the Fourteenth Century, by John Timothy Wixted Poetry of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries, by Daniel Bryant Poetry of the Seventeenth Century, by Richard John Lynn Poetry of the Eighteenth to Early Twentieth Centuries, by Daniel Bryant Ch'ing Lyric, by David McCraw Modern Poetry, by Michelle Yeh Poetry and Painting, by Charles Hartman 3. Prose The Literary Features of Historical Writing, by Stephen Durrant Early Biography, by William H. Nienhauser, Jr. Expository Prose, by Ronald Egan Records of Anomalies, by Ying Hu Travel Literature, by James Hargett Sketches, by James Hargett Twentieth-Century Prose, by Philip F. C. Williams 4. Fiction T-ang Tales, by William H. Nienhauser, Jr. Vernacular Stories, by Yenna Wu Full-Length Vernacular Fiction, by Wai-yee Li Traditional Vernacular Novels: Some Lesser-Known Works, by Daria Berg The Later Classical Tale, by Allan H. Barr End of the Empire to the Beginning of the Republic (1897-1916), by Milena Doleelov-Velingerov Twentieth-Century Fiction, by Philip F. C. Williams China, Hong Kong, and

Victor Mair is professor of Chinese language and literature at the University of Pennsylvania and the founder and editor of Sino-Platonic Papers, an academic journal that examines diverse aspects of Chinese language, script, and culture, paying particular attention to historical relationships with other societies in Eurasia. Mair is also a critically acclaimed translator of The Art of War: Sun Zi's Military Methods and the editor of The Columbia Anthology of Traditional Chinese Literature.