Zhongguo wen xue nian biao di yi bian 中國文學年表第一編 [Chronological Tables of Chinese Literature: First...
One folding lithographed map of China, printed in red & black. Three vols. Tall 8vo, orig. wrappers (a little frayed), orig. stitching. Beijing: Li da shu ju 立達書局, 1935.
First installment of a series of chronological tables offering an overview of Chinese literary history. China counts among the countries in the world with the longest continuous literary history. Literary pieces with known authors that have been transmitted to today date from long before the common era. Our book begins with Qu Yuan 屈原 (c. 340 BCE-278 BCE) and ends with the Tang dynasty (618-907 CE). The tables that constitute... More