The Columbia Anthology of Traditional Chinese Literature

Complete with an introduction tracing the history of Chinese writing, this collection covers a diverse range of genres, from fiction, poetry and drama to folk stories, letters and travelogues. The topical arrangement of the selections brings out distinctive characteristics of this vast canon. Brings together fiction, poetry, drama, folk stories, elegies, letters, travelogues, criticism and theory. It emphasizes the distinctive features of Chinese literature through the ages by means of its topical arrangement CONTENTS PART 3. PROSE PART 4. FICTION 金瓶梅-金蓮私僕受辱 武松打虎 儒林外史-范進中舉 红楼梦 镜花缘 老残游记