The Columbia History of Chinese Literature
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desertcart.com: The Columbia History of Chinese Literature: 9780231109857: Mair, Victor: Books Review: Cornucopia - Apart from the Indiana Companion, there is no more wide-ranging or authoritative history of Chinese literature available than this titanic achievement. The survey is comprehensive, the information (as far as I can tell) accurate, and the judgements fair-minded and balanced throughout. Time and time again, I was able to find in the admirably thorough index obscure writers who were not otherwise easily accessible, and many of whom don't feature even in the two volumes of the Indiana Companion itself. Particularly useful features are the appendices which give the Chinese names of (almost) all the names and titles mentioned in the text. No one who's genuinely interested in Chinese literature, either ancient or modern, can afford to be without this exemplary work of scholarship. Review: This book can be useful as a general introduction to classical Chinese literature. It touches many aspects and genres and encompasses all the periods in Chinese literature history.
| Best Sellers Rank | #2,672,275 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #178 in Chinese Literary Criticism (Books) #924 in Research Reference Books #10,523 in Literary Criticism & Theory |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (11) |
| Dimensions | 9.4 x 6.4 x 2.8 inches |
| ISBN-10 | 0231109857 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0231109857 |
| Item Weight | 4.2 pounds |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 1342 pages |
| Publication date | March 10, 2010 |
| Publisher | Columbia University Press |
K**D
Cornucopia
Apart from the Indiana Companion, there is no more wide-ranging or authoritative history of Chinese literature available than this titanic achievement. The survey is comprehensive, the information (as far as I can tell) accurate, and the judgements fair-minded and balanced throughout. Time and time again, I was able to find in the admirably thorough index obscure writers who were not otherwise easily accessible, and many of whom don't feature even in the two volumes of the Indiana Companion itself. Particularly useful features are the appendices which give the Chinese names of (almost) all the names and titles mentioned in the text. No one who's genuinely interested in Chinese literature, either ancient or modern, can afford to be without this exemplary work of scholarship.
R**O
This book can be useful as a general introduction to classical Chinese literature. It touches many aspects and genres and encompasses all the periods in Chinese literature history.
E**A
Overall, this is an okay book. It contains a lot of information, but that's also its flaw-I find some paragraphs very overwhelming to read as it enumerates a lot of names and titles without going that much into details.
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