Hello, my friend, I am a person who teaches classical Chinese by myself. I bought three books on Amazon. com for:
First, the ancient Chinese grammar
Kang Ruicong wrote a preface for this book, which was published by Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House. The content is divided into three parts: First, the specific usage and meaning of notional words (nouns, verbs, adjectives, quantifiers and pronouns). The second is the specific usage and meaning of function words (adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, auxiliary words, modal particles and exclamations). The third is the concrete analysis of syntax (single sentence and complex sentence).
Second, "How to learn classical Chinese"
Fu editor-in-chief, published by Jindun Publishing House. The content is divided into five parts: First, break through language barriers (literacy, word use, content words, function words, sentence patterns, rhetoric). The second is to break through the ancient cultural barriers (astronomy, calendar, music, geography, official position, imperial examination, names, customs, patriarchal clan system, diet, clothing, palaces, chariots and horses, things, customs and etiquette). Third, learn to break sentences and translate, emphasizing faithfulness, elegance and expressiveness in translation. The fourth is to understand ancient literary classics (poems, essays, novels). The fifth is to master the general method of reading ancient poems.
III. Twenty-five Lectures on How to Learn Ancient Chinese
In his later years, Mr. Zhou worked as an editor in Zhonghua Book Company, which was published by Chongqing University Press. Which twenty-five classes? Learn some ancient Chinese. How to study ancient literature? Pay close attention. Talk about attention again. Seek truth from facts. Read the works of the same author. How to study the literature of Song Dynasty? Looking for a problem. Look at it separately. Find that man. Seek meaning. Yes, prejudice. Put yourself in the shoes. Determine the source. Find the source. Imitation and innovation. Three-dimensional understanding. The pioneer of the theory of "seeking qi by sound" is "seeking qi by sound" The artistry of China's ancient prose. Six views. Compare it. Family style. gain a thorough understanding of sth
According to my personal experience of self-study and reading Ancient Chinese Grammar, this book is the most informative in grammar and meaning of the other two books, and can be used as the basic material for learning. In the book How to Learn Classical Chinese Well, only sentence patterns, rhetoric, sentence breaking and translation (faithfulness, elegance and expressiveness) can be used as auxiliary learning. I only read a little about how to learn ancient Chinese, about 25 lectures. I don't think it will help you at present, because I don't talk about grammar and word meaning, but about the style of ancient Chinese. Just look at what I wrote.