- 1Preface
- 2Book the First — The Feudal Period (B.C. 600-200)
- 3Chapter II — Confucius — The Five Classics
- 4Chapter III — The Four Books — Mencius
- 5Chapter IV — Miscellaneous Writers
- 6Chapter V — Poetry — Inscriptions
- 7Chapter VI — Taoism — The “Tao-Tê-Ching”
- 8Book the Second — The Han Dynasty (B.C. 200 — A.D. 200)
- 9Chapter II — Poetry
- 10Chapter III — History — Lexicography
- 11Chapter IV — Buddhism
- 12Book the Third — Minor Dynasties (A.D. 200-600)
- 13Chapter II — Classical Scholarship
- 14Book the Fourth — The T‘ang Dynasty (A.D. 600-900)
- 15Chapter II — Classical and General Literature
- 16Book the Fifth — The Sung Dynasty (A.D. 900-1200)
- 17Chapter II — History — Classical and General Literature
- 18Chapter III — Poetry
- 19Chapter IV — Dictionaries — Encyclopædias — Medical Jurisprudence
- 20Book the Sixth — The Mongol Dynasty (A.D. 1200-1368)
- 21Chapter II — The Drama
- 22Chapter III — The Novel
- 23Book the Seventh — The Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1368-1644)
- 24Chapter II — Novels and Plays
- 25Chapter III — Poetry
- 26Book the Eighth — The Manchu Dynasty (A.D. 1644-1900)
- 27Chapter II — The Emperors K‘ang Hsi and Ch’ien Lung
- 28Chapter III — Classical and Miscellaneous Literature — Poetry
- 29Chapter IV — Wall Literature — Journalism — Wit and Humour — Prover…
- 30Bibliographical Note
A History of Chinese Literature
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