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Two Chinese Poets : Vignettes of Han Life and Thought / Ernest Richard Hughes.

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Hughes, Ernest Richard [author.]

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9781400879434

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PL2663.C3

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Frontmatter -- Publisher's Foreword -- Prefatory Note -- Preface -- Contents -- Chronological Table -- Chapter I. Introduction -- Chapter II. Biographical Details -- Chapter IIII. Pan Ku's "Fu on the Western Capital" -- Chapter IV. Chang Heng's "Fu on the Western Capital" -- Chapter V. Pan Ku's "Fu on the Eastern Capital" -- Chapter VI. Chang Heng's "Fu on the Eastern Capital" -- Chapter VII. Critique of Pan Ku's "Fu on the Western Capital" -- Chapter VIII. Critique of Chang Heng's "Fu on the Eastern Capital" -- Chapter IX. Critique Of Pan Ku's "Fu on the Eastern Capital" -- Chapter X. Critique Of Chang Heng's "Fu on the Eastern Capital" -- Chapter XI. General Appraisals

Title is part of eBook package: Asian Studies Contemporary Collection eBook PackageTitle is part of eBook package: Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979Title is part of eBook package: Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package LiteratureTitle is part of eBook package: Princeton eBook Package Archive 1931-1999Summary: The half-dozen generations from 100 B.C. to A.D. 100 were epoch-making in Chinese history, and there is a real need for "vignetting sketches of manner, character, and thought" based on documents identifiable as to date and authorship. Fortunately such documents are available in the fu (Chinese literary form) on the Two Capitals by Pan Ku and Chang Heng. Insights into Han life and beliefs are offered through the translation and paraphrase of the fu, with extensive critique and commentary.Originally published in 1960.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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The half-dozen generations from 100 B.C. to A.D. 100 were epoch-making in Chinese history, and there is a real need for "vignetting sketches of manner, character, and thought" based on documents identifiable as to date and authorship. Fortunately such documents are available in the fu (Chinese literary form) on the Two Capitals by Pan Ku and Chang Heng. Insights into Han life and beliefs are offered through the translation and paraphrase of the fu, with extensive critique and commentary.Originally published in 1960.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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