Literature

Wen Xuan or Selections of Refined Literature, Volume I: Rhapsodies on Metropolises and Capitals

Hardcover

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Published:
Apr 19, 2016
1983
Pages:
644
Size:
6 x 9 in.
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A text of central importance to the Chinese literary tradition, the Wen xuan was compiled by Xiao Tong (501-531) and is the oldest surviving anthology of Chinese literature arranged by genre. This volume, the first of a planned eight-volume translation of the entire work, contains thoroughly annotated translations of the first section of the Wen xuan, the rhapsodies on the metropolises and capitals.â€

Originally published in 1983.

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