Wen xuan, or, Selections of refined literature. Volume two, Rhapsodies on sacrifices, hunting, travel, sightseeing, palaces and halls, rivers and seas
Tong Xiao (Author), David R. Knechtges (Translator)
The Wen xuan, compiled by Xiao Tong (501-531), is the oldest surviving anthology of Chinese literary genres. It was one of the primary sources of literary knowledge for educated Chinese in the premodern period, and it is still the essential handbook for specialists in pre-Tang literature. Originally published in 1987. The Princeton Legacy Library
Print Book, English, 2014
Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, 2014
Translations
ix, 404 pages ; 24 cm
9780691600932, 0691600937
894476053
V. 1. Rhapsodies on metropolises and capitals
v. 2. Rhapsodies on sacrifices, hunting, travel, sightseeing, palaces and halls, rivers and seas
v. 3. Rhapsodies on natural phenomena, birds and animals, aspirations and feelings, sorrowful laments, literature, music, and passions