Classical Chinese : : A Basic Reader / / James Geiss, Haitao Tang, Naiying Yuan.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter PUP eBook-Package Pilot Project 2017
• VerfasserIn: Yuan, Naiying,; Geiss, James,; Tang, Haitao,
• TeilnehmendeR: Geiss, James,; Tang, Haitao,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2017]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; A Brief Chinese Chronology --; Foreword --; Acknowledgments --; Bilingual Table of Contents --; Errata to the Texts --; A Quote from Laozi --; Reading Texts --; Appendixes --; Front Matter 2 --; Table of Contents --; List of Errata to the Glossaries --; 鄭相卻魚 / The prime Minister of Zhèng Refuses a Gift of Fish --; 宋有富人 / There Was a Wealthy Man of Sòng --; 守株待兔 / Waiting for a Hare at the Tree Stump --; 逐臭 / Chasing after the Smell --; 先王之義勝 / The Righteous Ways of Ancient Kings Triumph --; 梟逢鳩 / The Owl Meets the Ringdove --; 矛盾 / Spears and Shields --; 逆旅二妾 / The Innkeeper's Two Concubines --; 盜鍾（鐘) / Stealing the Bell --; 鄭人買履 / A Man of Zhèng Buys Shoes --; 仁義 / Benevolence and Righteousness --; 蘇代諌趙王 / Sū Dài Admonishes the King of Zhào --; 郢書燕說 / The Letter from Ying Explained in Yàn --; 狐假虎威 / The Fox Borrows the Tiger's Prestige --; 攫金 / Grabbing the Gold --; 君子慎所藏 / A Person of High Moral Character Is Exceedingly Circumspect in Selecting His Living Conditions --; 刻舟求劍 / Carving the Boat and Seeking the Sword --; 和氏之璧 / The Pierced Jade Disk of a Man Surnamed He --; 東周欲為稻 / Eastern Zhōu Wants to Plant Rice --; 結草報恩 / Knotting Grass to Repay a Kindness --; 歧路亡羊 / A Sheep is Lost at the Forked Road --; 揠苗 / Pulling Up the Sprouts --; 燕人 / The Man from Yān --; 畫蛇添足 / Drawing a Snake and Adding Feet --; 濠梁之遊 / A Stroll on the Bridge Over the Hao River --; 齊桓公使管仲治國 / Duke Huān of Qi Orders Guān Zhong to Administer the Affairs of State --; 知音 / Understanding the Music --; 曾子辭邑 / Zēngzi Refuses a Grant of Land --; 孔子猶江海 / Confucius Is Like a River, Like a Sea --; 苛政猛於虎 / Oppressive Government Is More Fearsome Than a Tiger --; 曳尾於塗中 / Dragging Its Tail Through the Mud --; 塞翁失馬 / The Old Man at the Frontier Loses a Horse --; 齒亡舌存 / The Teeth Have Gone, Yet the Tongue Remians --; 晏子與楚王論盜 / Yanzi and the King of Chu Discuss Robbing --; 彌子瑕 / Mí Zixiá --; 楚莊王不殺絶纓者 / King Zhuang of Chu Does Not Put to Death the One with Broken Capstring --; 子羔為衛政 / Zigāo Administers the Government of the State of Wēi --; 郡忌諷齊王納諌 / Zou Ji Subtly Admonishes the King of Qi to Accept Criticism --; 魏節乳母 / The Upright Wet Nurse of Wei --; 子産不毀郷校 / Zichan Would not Destroy the Local School --; Front Matter 3 --; List of Errata to the Analyses --; 逐真 / Chasing after the Smell --; 齊桓公使管仲治國 / Duke Huan of Qi Orders Guan Zhong to Administer the Affairs of State --; 晏子與楚王論盜 / Yànzi and the King of Chu Discuss Robbing --; 子羔為衛政 / Zigao Administers the Government of the State of Wei --; 鄒忌諷齊王納諌 / Zou Ji Subtly Admonishes the King of Qí to Accept Criticism --; 魏節乳母 / The Upright Wet Nurse of Wèi --; Appendix: Grammatical Terminology Appendix: Grammatical Terminology
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781400885640; 9783110543322
• DOI: 10.1515/9781400885640?locatt=mode:legacy
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: James Geiss, Haitao Tang, Naiying Yuan.

Classical Chinese is the most comprehensive and authoritative textbook on the language, literature, philosophy, history, and religion of premodern China. Rigorously and extensively field-tested and fine-tuned for years in classroom settings, it sets a new standard for the field. Originally published in three volumes, Classical Chinese appears here in one convenient and easy-to-use volume.Classical Chinese contains forty selections from texts written between the fifth century BC and the first century AD, during which the classical Chinese language was fully developed and standardized. These passages, which express key themes in Chinese humor, wit, wisdom, moral conviction, and political ideals, are arranged in the order of complexity of the grammatical patterns they exemplify. Uniquely, each text is translated into both modern Chinese and English. A detailed glossary defines unfamiliar terms and names found in the first part of the textbook, and the last section features in-depth grammatical analyses, in which every sentence in the main selections is fully diagrammed to show the grammatical relations between their various parts. Corresponding exercises review and reinforce the materials. Four supplementary volumes-an introduction to grammar, readings in poetry and prose, selected historical texts, and selected philosophical texts-are separately available for use in conjunction with this basic reader.Classical Chinese provides a definitive resource for students and instructors of classical Chinese language and culture.