Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword to the Chinese edition -- Preface to the Chinese edition -- Part 1 Shi and fu poetry -- 1 The three sources of Chinese poetry and ballads -- 2 The rise and fall of shi and fu poetry -- 3 The peak of poetry: Tang poems -- 4 The …
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword to the Chinese edition -- Preface to the Chinese edition -- PART I The characteristics of Chinese literature -- 1 Poetry is the mainstream -- 2 Upholding goodness -- 3 The spirit of optimism -- 4 The esthetics of conciseness --…