Volume 1, edited by Nie Shiqiao and Li Binghai
General Introduction
Section 1: Literary Standard, Historical Thinking and Cultural Perspective
Section 2 The Evolution of Chinese Literature
Section 3 The Periodization of Chinese Literature History
Part One Pre-Qin Literature
Introduction
Chapter Chapter 1: Ancient Myths
Chapter 2: "The Book of Songs"
Chapter 3: "Zuo Zhuan" and other pre-Qin narrative prose
Chapter 4: "Mencius", "The Book of Songs" Zhuangzi" and other pre-Qin reasoning prose
Chapter 5 Qu Yuan and Chu Ci
Part 2 Qin and Han Literature
Introduction
Chapter 1 Prose of Qin and Western Han Dynasty
Chapter 2 Sima Xiangru and Western Han Ci and Fu
Chapter 3 Sima Qian and "Historical Records"
Chapter 4 Yuefu Poetry of the Two Han Dynasties
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Chapter 5 Poems of the Eastern Han Dynasty
Chapter 6 "Book of Han" and Prose of the Eastern Han Dynasty
Chapter 7 Poems of the Eastern Han Dynasty Literati
Volume 2 Editors-in-Chief: Yuan Xingpei and Luo Zongqiang
Part Three: Literature of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties
Introduction
Chapter 1: From Jian’an Style to Zhengshi Voice
Chapter 2 Poetry Circle of the Two Jin Dynasties
Chapter 3 Tao Yuanming
Chapter 4 Folk Songs of the Southern and Northern Dynasties
Chapter 5 Xie Lingyun, Bao Zhao and the Change of Poetry Style
Chapter 6 Yongming Style and Qi and Liang Poetry
Chapter 7 Yu Xin and the Northern Gradation of the Southern Dynasty’s Writing Style
Chapter 8 Fu, Parallel Prose and Prose in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties
Chapter 9 Novels of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties
Part 4: Literature of the Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Confluence and the Confluence of Northern and Southern Literature The Poetry Circle of the Early Tang Dynasty
Chapter 2 The Poets in the Prosperous Tang Dynasty
Chapter 3 Li Bai
Chapter 4 Du Fu
Chapter 5 Dali Poetry Style
Chapter 6 Han Meng Poetry School and Liu Yuxi, Liu Zongyuan and other poets
Chapter 7 Bai Juyi and Yuanbai Poetry School
Chapter 8 Prose Style and reform of literary style
Chapter 9: Legends of the Tang Dynasty and Bianwen of the Popular Sect
Chapter 10: Poetry of the Late Tang Dynasty
Chapter 11: Li Shangyin
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Part 5 Literature of the Song Dynasty
Introduction
Chapter 1 Literature of the Early Song Dynasty
Chapter 2 Liu Yong and the evolution of Ci style in the early Northern Song Dynasty
Chapter 3 Ouyang Xiu and his poetry under the influence Creation
Chapter 4 Su Shi
Chapter 5 Jiangxi Poetry School and Poetry between the Two Song Dynasties
Chapter 6 Zhou Bangyan and the Ci Circle in the Middle and Late Northern Song Dynasty < /p>
Chapter 10 Jiang Kui, Wu Wenying and the Ci Circle in the Late Song Dynasty
Chapter 11 Prose and Siliu in the Southern Song Dynasty
Chapter 12 and He in the Late Southern Song Dynasty Poems of the Liao and Jin Dynasties
Part 6 Literature of the Yuan Dynasty
Introduction
Chapter 1 Storytelling Novels and Rap Literature
Second Zhang Guan Hanqing
Chapter 3 Wang Shifu's "The Romance of the West Chamber"
Chapter 4 Bai Pu and Ma Zhiyuan
Chapter 5 Zaju drama creation in the northern drama circle
Chapter 6: Zaju drama creation in the southern drama circle
Chapter 7: The rise of southern opera and "Pipa Ji"
Chapter 8: Sanqu in the Yuan Dynasty
Chapter 9 Poems of the Yuan Dynasty
Volume 4 edited by Huang Lin, Yuan Shishuo and Sun Jing
Part 7 Literature of the Ming Dynasty
Introduction
Chapter 1 "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and the prosperity of historical romance
Chapter 2 "Water Margin" and the evolution of heroic legends
Chapter 3 Poetry and Prose in the Early Ming Dynasty
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Chapter 5: The Evolution of Zaju in the Ming Dynasty
Chapter 6: The Development and Prosperity of Legends in the Ming Dynasty
Chapter 7 Tang Xianzu
Chapter 8 "Journey to the West" and other supernatural novels
Chapter 9 "The Plum in the Golden Vase" and the rise of worldly novels
Chapter 10 Chapter "Three Words", "Two Pai" and Short Stories of the Ming Dynasty
Chapter 11 Poems of the Late Ming Dynasty
Chapter 12 Sanqu and Folk Songs of the Ming Dynasty
Part 8 Qing Dynasty Literature
Introduction
Chapter 1 The Prosperity of Poetry and the Revival of Poetry in the Early Qing Dynasty
Chapter 2 The Early Qing Dynasty Opera and "The Palace of Eternal Life" and "The Peach Blossom Fan"
Chapter 3 Vernacular Novels of the Early Qing Dynasty
Chapter 4 "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio"
Chapter 5 "The Scholars"
Chapter 6 "A Dream of Red Mansions"
Chapter 7 The Diversified Development of Poetry in the Mid-Qing Dynasty
Chapter 8 The Development of Poetry in the Mid-Qing Dynasty Novels, Operas and Singing Literature
Part 9 Modern Literature
Introduction
Chapter 1 Gong Zizhen and Early Modern Poetry
Chapter 2 Novels and Operas in the Early Modern Times
Chapter 3 Huang Zunxian, Liang Qichao and Poetry in the Late Modern Times
Chapter 4 Novels and Operas in the Late Modern Times
Postscript