An anthology of Chinese literature: beginnings to 1911

The classic of poetry : beginnings. CCLXXII "We have in hand" --

CCXC "Mowing grasses" --

The Zhou founding. CCXLV "She bore the folk" --

from Historical records. "Chronicles of Zhou" --

CCL "Liu the duke" --

CCXXXVII "Spreading" --

from The zhuang-zi. "Renouncing kingship --

CCXXXVI "The greater brightness" --

CCLV "Overbearing" --

CCLXII "Yangzi and Han" --

CLXVIII "Bringing forth the chariots" --

CLXXVII "Sixth month" --

Human sacrifice : making exchanges. CXXXI "Yellow bird" --

The Zuo tradition : an entry for the 6th year of Duke Wen --

The Zou tradition : an entry for the 19th year of Duke Xi --

from Mencius I A, 7

The classic of poetry : "Airs". I "Fishhawk" --

IX "The Han so wide" --

Other voices in the tradition. Songs of my cares II / Ruan Ji --

Written at Wan Mountain pool / Meng Hao-ran --

Correspondences. VI "Peach tree soft and tender" --

X "Bluffs of the Ru" --

XLI "North wind" --

XII "Magpie's nest" --

XX "Plums are falling" --

XXIII "Dead roe deer" --

XXX "First the winds" --

XXXV "Valley winds" --

XC "Wind and rain" --

XLVI "Thorn-vine on the wall" --

LI "Rainbow" --

LXIII "Fox" --

XCIV "Creepers on the moorland" --

CXL "Willows by the eastern gate" --

CLXXXIV "Crane cries out" --

V "Grasshoppers' wings" --

CLXVII "Gather the fiddleheads" --

IV "Trees with bending boughs" --

VII "Rabbit snare" --

LIX "Bamboo pole."

The classic of poetry : "Airs". Understanding and misunderstanding : the need to explain. XLII " Gentle girl" --

LXI " The river is broad" --

LXIV "Quince" --

LXV "Millet lush" --

LXXVI "Zhong-zi, please" --

XXVI "Boat of cypress" --

XLV "Boat of cypress" --

Other poems. XCV "Zhen and Wei" --

CXXXVII "Eastern gate's white elms" --

CXI "Within ten acres" --

XVII "Dew on the way" --

XXXIV "Dry leaves on the gourd" --

LVI "We had our delight" --

LXXXI "I went along the broad road" --

LXXXII "Rooster crows" --

CXXXIII "No clothes" --

CXIII "Huge rat" --

CVII "Sandals of straw" --

Courtship, marriage, and love. CXXXVIII "Barred gate" --

XXIV "Ah, how splendid" --

CLVIII "Cutting the haft" --

XXII "The river has its forkings" --

XLVIII "In the mulberries" --

LXVI "My prince has taken the field" --

LXXIII "Great cart" --

LXXVII "Shu is on a field hunt" --

LXXXVII "Lift your kilts."

Using the poems and early interpretation. Analects XVII.9 --

Analects II.2 --

Analects I.15 --

The Zuo tradition : an entry for the 31st year of Duke Xiang --

from The Zhuang-zi. "Outer things" --

Mencius II A, 2.xi, xvii --

Mencius V A, 4.ii --

Mencius V B, 8.ii --

from Classic of documents. "Canon of Shun" --

The Zuo tradition : an entry for the 25th year of Duke Xiang --

from Classic of changes. "Appended discourses" --

"Elucidation of the images" / Wang Bi --

from the Zhuang-zi. "The way of heaven" --

The "great preface" to The classic of poetry --

Selections from the "Record of music --

Other voices in the tradition. from Peony pavilion. from scene VII : the schoolroom for women ; from scene IX : getting the garden in order / Tang Xian-zu

Early narrative. Two sad stories of good behavior. The Zuo tradition : an entry for the 12th year of Duke Xuan --

The Zuo tradition : an entry for the 22nd year of Duke Xi --

An exegetical literature. Analects II.10 --

The Zuo tradition : an entry for the 14th year of Duke Zhuang --

The Zuo tradition : an entry for the 3rd year of Duke Ding --

The Zuo tradition : an entry for the 3rd year of Duke Xuan --

Heroes of the will. from the Schemes of the warring states --

Swindles and bad exchanges : the problems surrounding Bian He's jade. from the Han fei-zi. "He's jade" (or "Bian He's jade") --

from the "Biographies of Lian Bo and Lin Xiang-ru". Historical records --

The story of Wu Zi-xu. from Historical records. "Biography of Wu Zi-xu" --

The Zuo tradition : an entry for the 20th year of Duke Zhao --

The Zuo tradition : an entry for the 4th year of Duke Ding --

The Zuo tradition : an entry for the 11th year of Duke Ai --

Other voices in the tradition. A winter "white linen song" / Yuan Zhen --

to "Eight-note Gan-zhou", visiting the magic cliff with various gentlemen of the transport office / Wu Wen-ying

Early literary prose : the delight of words. The wind --

"Of swords" --

from the Zhuang-zi. "Heaven's motions" --

The poetic exposition on the owl / Jia Yi --

from the Zhuang-zi. "Discourse on thinking of things as being on the same level" --

Coda. The old airs IX / Li Bo --

Early political oratory. from Classic of documents. "Tang's vow" --

The Zou tradition : an entry for the 26th year of Duke Zhao --

from the Schemes of the warring states --

Letter of protest to the Prince of Wu / Mei Sheng --

from the Zhuang-zi. "Attaining life" --

Si-ma Qian. Letter in reply to Ren An ; The biography of Bo Yi and Shu Qi ; The prince of Wei ; from "Biographies of the assassins" : Nie Zheng / Si-ma Qian --

The Chu-ci : "Lyrics of Chu". "The nine songs". The sovereign of the East : the one --

Lord in the clouds --

The lady of the Xiang River --

The senior master of lifespans --

The junior master of lifespans, "Lord Iris" --

The lord of the East --

The Yellow River's earl --

The hill wraith --

The kingdom's dead --

Rites for souls --

The Li sao

The Chu-ci tradition. Journeys heavenly and earthly. Far roaming --

The great one / Si-ma Xiang-ru --

Songs of my cares LXVIII / Ruan Ji --

Wandering to the Tian-tai Mountains / Sun Chuo --

The encounter with the goddess. from The poetic exposition on Gao-tang. Opening ; The goddess / Song Yu --

The goddess of the Luo / Cao Zhi --

Other voices in the tradition. from "Accounts of marvels" : Xiao Kuang. Opening section / Pei Xing --

Songs for the goddess' shrine on Fish Mountain. Song welcoming the goddess ; Song sending the goddess on her way / Wang Wei --

String music for the gods / Li He --

Written on the temple of Mount Xiao / Wen Ting-yun --

Shrine by the river / Guan-xiu --

Wu Mountain / Su Shi --

Calling back the soul. "Calling back the soul --

"Calling back the recluse" --

Other voices in the tradtion. Seven sorrows / Ruan Yu --

Pall bearer's song II / Tao Qian --

Hard ways to Shu / Li Bo --

Interlude between the "Lyrics of Chu" and Yue-fu : "The biography of Lady Li". from "The biographies of the imperial in-laws". The Han history / Ban Gu

The Chinese "Middle Ages". Yue-fu. Heaven above --

The one I love --

South of the walls we fought --

East of Ping-ling --

Prelude : white swans in pairs --

Cocks crow --

Meeting --

Chang-an has narrow alleys --

Other voices in the tradition. The sensual charms of the three wives / Shen Yue --

Yue fu. Song of white hair --

Mulberries by the path --

Xin Yan-nian, officer of the guard --

I watered my horse at a spring by the wall / Chen Lin --

Yue-fu of the south. Zi-ye songs, I-II, XII, XVI, XIX-XX, XXIII-XXIV, XXXIII, XXXVI --

The Zi-ye songs of the four seasons. Spring songs, VI, IX-X ; Winter songs, XIII --

"I ride the coach with polished sides" / Little Su --

Yang pan-er --

Yue-fu of the northern dynasties. Qi-yu songs, I, IV --

Song of the prince of Lang-ya --

The ballad of Mu-lan --

Breaking the branches of willows, I-III --

Other voices in the tradition : the later lineages of Yue-fu. South of the walls we fought / Li Bo --

South of the wall we fought / Wang Shi-zhen --

South of the walls we fought / Li Ye-si --

Yang pan-er / Li Bo --

Song lyric to "Boddhisattva barbarian" / Anonymous

The beginnings of classical poetry. Parting and going off. East Gate --

Anonymous old poem / Su Wu --

Seven sorrows I / Wang Can --

Songs of my cares III / Ruan Ji --

Longing on the road. Nineteen old poems I --

To his wife / Qin Jia --

Coming to the city. Nineteen old poems, III and IV --

Alone at night. Nineteen old poems, XIX --

Seven sorrows II / Wang Can --

Songs of my cares I / Ruan Ji --

Nineteen old poems X --

To "Gods on the Magpie Bridge" / Qin Guan --

The message and gift. Watering my horse by the Great Wall --

Nineteen old poems IX --

The stranger and the woman. Prelude --

Nineteen old poems II and V --

Impermanence and disillusion. Nineteen old poems XIII, XIV and XV --

The return. Anonymous old poem --

Sending off Mr. Ying / Cao Zhi --

Coda : reencounter. Old poem --

The poets. The bitter cold / Cao Cao --

With the army V / Wang Can --

Unclassified poem / Liu Zhen --

Unclassified poem I / Cao Zhi --

Chamber thoughts III / Xu Gan --

Three versions of "Since you have gone away" / Yan-Shi bo, Wang Rong and Chen Shu-bao --

Cao Zhi. Presented to Cao Biao, Prince of Bai-ma ; Song of a brown wren in wild fields ; Unclassified poem II / Cao Zhi --

Ruan Ji. Songs of my cares XVI, VI and XXXIII / Ruan Ji --

Turning away. Calling to the recluse / Lu Ji --

Calling to the recluse I / Zuo Si

Feast. Classic of poetry CXV "Hawthorn on the mountain" --

Classic of poetry CXIV "Cricket" --

Classic of poetry CLXI "Deer cry" --

from "Calling back the soul" --

Song of the autumn wind --

[Untitled] / Chen Lin --

Dew on the onion grass --

The graveyard --

West gate --

Grand --

Short song / Cao Cao --

Grand / Cao Pi --

Public banquet / Cao Zhi --

Preface to the "Orchid Pavilion poems" / Wang Xi-zhi --

Bring in the wine / Li Bo --

Having fallen off my horse drunk, various gentlemen come to visit me bringing wine / Du Fu --

Drunk, to Zhang Shu of the imperial library / Han Yu --

Inviting writers to drink / Meng Jiao --

Bring in the wine / Li He --

An invitation for Mr. Liu / Bo Ju-yi --

to "The pleasures of kicking the football" / Feng Yan-si --

to "Washing creek sands" ; to "Reaching golden gates" / Yan Shu --

to "Fragrance fills the yard" : written on a summer day at Wu-xiang Mountain in Li-shui / Zhou Bang-yan --

The poetic exposition on Red Cliff / Su Shi --

Anecdotes, parables, and profound jokes. from the Zhuang-zi --

from the Han fei-zi --

from Discourses of the domains --

from the Huai-nan-zi --

from The park of stories --

from the Lie-zi --

from The forest of jokes --

from The forest of tales --

from Sundry accounts of the western capital --

from New stories and tales of the times / Liu Yi-quing --

An account of peach blossom spring / Tao Qian

The poetry of the southern dynasties. Confucius, Analects XI.26 ; Seasons shift ; Biography of Master Five Willows ; Dwelling in peace on the double ninth ; Drinking wine V ; Returning to dwell in gardens and fields I ; Moving my dwelling I ; The sixth month of 408 : we had a fire ; Begging ; Reading the Classic of mountains and seas I / Tao Qian --

Fu-chun Isle ; Written on the lake, returning from the chapel at Stone Cliff ; Climbing an upper story by the pool ; Visiting the southern pavilion / Xie Ling-yun --

Hard traveling IV, II and VI ; Song of the bright moon / Bao Zhao --

The southern courts. Performers on the terrace of the bronze sparrow / He Xun --

A companion piece for Xie Jing's "Terrace of the bronze sparrow" / Xie Tiao --

Song of Yong-zhou : II North isle ; Source of pain II ; Song : every night ; Roaming in the north park by night ; Sending a palace lady back by night to the rear boat ; On a lone duck ; New swallows ; The reflection of a high building in the water / Xiao Gang --

Zi-ye song / Liu Yan (Emperor Wu of the Liang) --

Going out early and meeting an old love, I give this to her in her carriage / Shen Yue --

Song on reflections in water / Madam Shen --

Quatrains on various topics I / Wu Jun --

Spring longings / Wang Seng-ru --

On a woman unwilling to come forth / Liu Xiao-chuo --

Respectfully answering "Drifting on the river" ; Study in the hills ; A companion piece for Grand Master Yan's "Newly cleared skies" / Yu Xin --

The image of the southern dynasties. A ballad of the Yong-jia / Zhang Ji --

A song of Lord Xie's villa ; Song for the bank where the cock crowed / Wen Ting-yun --

Qian Qian-yi

Traditional literary theory. The poetic exposition on literature / Lu Ji --

from Wen-xin diao-long ("The literary mind carves dragons"). Its source in the way : chapter 1 ; Spirit thought : chapter 26 ; Nature and form : chapter 27 ; Continuity and variation : chapter 29 ; Determination of momentum : chapter 30 ; Hidden and outstanding : chapter 40 ; The sensuous colors of physical things : chapter 46 ; The one who knows the tone : chapter 48 / Liu Xie --

A discourse on literature / Cao Pi