Table of contents of "History of Chinese Literature"

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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Volume 3 Edited by Mo Lifeng and Huang Tianji

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 4: Literary Restoration in the Mid-Ming Dynasty

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