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Early Medieval Chinese Texts

A Bibliographical Guide
by Cynthia L. Chennault (Editor), Keith N. Knapp (Editor), Alan J. Berkowitz (Editor), Albert E. Dien (Editor)
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Price: $45.00 / £38.00
Publication Date: Oct 2016
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Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California Berkeley
Imprint: Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California Berkeley
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Pages: 572
ISBN: 9781557291714
Trim Size: 6 x 9
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  • China Research Monograph
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About the Book

A guide to primary sources that date from China's early medieval period (late third through sixth centuries) and to later anthologies or reference works concerning them. Ninety-three essays, arranged alphabetically by title, discuss authorship, contents, history of editions, traditional commentaries and assessments, modern scholarship, and translations.

About the Author

Cynthia L. Chennault is associate professor of Chinese at the University of Florida. Her research focuses on Chinese lyrical poetry, society, and history from the Six Dynasties to the early Tang period (4th to 7th centuries). She is the journal editor of Early Modern China. She is the lead editor of Early Medieval Chinese Texts: A Bibliographical Guide (IEAS, 2015). Education: B.A. in English Literature, Wellesley College; M.A./Ph.D. in East Asian Languages and Civilization, Chinese, Stanford University.

Keith N. Knapp is professor of history at The Citadel (The Military College of South Carolina), where he teaches classes on East Asia. His research focuses on the cultural and social history of early medieval China. He is the author of Selfless Offspring: Filial Children and Social Order in Medieval China (University of Hawai'i Press, 2005), and co-editor of Early Medieval Chinese Texts: A Bibliographical Guide (IEAS, 2015). Education: B.A. in History and Asian Studies, State University of New York, Albany; M.A./Ph.D. in East Asian History, University of California, Berkeley.

Alan J. Berkowitz was Susan W. Lippincott Professor of Modern and Classical Languages and Professor of Chinese at Swarthmore College. He was also Chair of Asian Studies. His research focused on the poetry and culture of the Six Dynasties and the Tang dynasty. He is the author of Patterns of Disengagement: The Practice and Portrayal of Reclusion in Early Medieval China (Stanford University Press, 2000), and co-editor of Early Medieval Chinese Texts: A Bibliographical Guide (IEAS, 2015). Professor Berkowitz passed away in summer 2015. Education: B.A. in Asian Studies and Comparative Literature, University of Vermont; M.A./Ph.D in Classical Chinese Language and Literature, University of Washington.

Albert E. Dien is professor emeritus of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Stanford University. He is the author of Six Dynasties Civilization (Yale University Press, 2007), and co-editor of Early Medieval Chinese Texts: A Bibliographical Guide (IEAS, 2015).

Table of Contents

Introduction – ix

Chronology of Dynasties – xvii

Rulers and Reign Eras – xix

Texts

            Bao Zhao ji ???—Su Jui-lung – 1

            Baopuzi ???—Matthew Wells – 6

            Bei Qi shu ???—Kenneth Klein – 13

            Bei shi ??—David Graff – 18

            Beitang shuchao ????—Damien Chaussende – 24

            Biqiuni zhuan ????—John Kieschnick – 28

            Bowu zhi ???—Roger Greatrex – 32

            Cao Zhi ji ???—Qiulei Hu – 39

            Chen shu ??—Damien Chaussende – 44

            Chenggong Sui ji ????—Howard L. Goodman – 48

            Chuxue ji ???—Alexei Kamran Ditter – 52

            Diaoyu ji ???—Keith N. Knapp – 58

            Diwang shiji ????—Monique Nagel-Angermann – 62

            Foguo ji ???—Stuart H. Young – 67

            Fu Xuan ji ???—Kong Xurong – 72

            Gaoseng zhuan ???—John Kieschnick – 76

            Gaoshi zhuan ???—Alan J. Berkowitz – 81

            Ge xianweng Zhouhou beijifang ????????—Fan Ka-wai – 88

            Guang Hongming ji ????—Helwig Schmidt-Glintzer – 95

            Han Wei Liuchao baisanjia ji ????????—Olga Lomová – 98

            He Chengtian ji ????—Howard L. Goodman – 102

            He Xun ji ???—Ping Wang – 105

          Hongming ji???—Helwig Schmidt-Glintzer – 109

          Hou Han shu???—Hans van Ess – 112

          Huanyuan ji??? —Albert E. Dien – 119

          Huayang guo zhi????—J. Michael Farmer – 123

          Jiankang shilu????—Liu Shu-fen – 131

          Jin shu??—Howard L. Goodman – 136

          Jing-Chu suishi ji ?????—Andrew Chittick – 146

          Jinlouzi ???—Beatrice Spade – 151

          Kong Zhigui ji ????—Olga Lomová – 158

          Liang Jianwendi ji?????—Xiaofei Tian – 162

          Liang shu??— Damien Chaussende – 167

          Liang Wudi ji????—Xiaofei Tian – 171

          Liang Yuandi ji???? —Xiaofei Tian – 175

          Liuzi ??—Lo Yuet Keung – 179

          Lu Ji ji???—Nicholas Morrow Williams – 188

          Lu Yun ji???—Sujane Wu – 193

          Luoyang qielan ji?????—Victor Cunrui Xiong – 198

          Nan Qi shu???—William Gordon Crowell – 202

          Nan shi??—Mark Strange and Jakub Hruby – 209

          Niu Hong ji???—Howard L. Goodman – 217

          Pan Yue ji???—Nicholas Morrow Williams – 220

          Qieyun ??—Meow Hui Goh – 225

          Qimin yaoshu????—Francesca Bray – 232

          Quan shanggu Sandai Qin Han Sanguo Liuchao wen

                         ????????????—David R. Knechtges – 242

          Renwu zhi???—Goh Kailing – 245

          Sanguo zhi??? —Robert Joe Cutter – 250

          Shanghan lun???—Catherine Despeux – 258

          Shennong bencao jing?????—Catherine Despeux – 264

          Shenxian zhuan???—Robert Ford Campany – 269       

          Shi pin??—John Timothy Wixted – 275

          Shiliuguo chunqiu?????—David Brian Honey – 289

          Shishuo xinyu????—Qian Nanxiu – 296

          Shiyi ji???—Lei Jin – 302

          Shu Xi ji???—Howard L. Goodman – 306

          Shuijing zhu???—J. Henning Huesemann – 311

          Shuyi ji???—Lily Xiao Hong Lee – 318

          Song shu??—Andrew Chittick – 320

          Soushen ji???—Daniel Hsieh – 324

          Sui shu??—Victor Cunrui Xiong – 330

          Sun Chuo ji???—Zornica Kirkova – 335

          Taiping yulan????—Johannes L. Kurz – 342

          Tao Yuanming ji ????—Xiaofei Tian – 347

          Tong dian??—David Graff – 355

          Wang Shuhe Maijing ?????—Catherine Despeux – 362

          Wei shu??—Kenneth Klein – 368

          Wei Wendi ji????—Qiulei Hu – 373

          Wei Wudi ji ????—Qiulei Hu – 377

          Wen xuan ??—David R. Knechtges – 381

          Wenxin diaolong????—Antje Richter – 389

          Wu Jun ji???—Cynthia L. Chennault – 401

          Xiao Tong ji???—Ping Wang – 406

          Xiaozi zhuan???—Keith N. Knapp – 409

          Xie Huilian ji????—Olga Lomová – 414

          Xie Lingyun ji ????—Wendy Swartz – 418

          Xie Tiao ji ???—Cynthia L. Chennault – 422

          Xu Gaoseng zhuan ????—John Kieschnick – 428

          Xun Xu ji ???—Howard L. Goodman – 432

          Yanshi jiaxun????—Albert E. Dien – 436

          Yezhong ji???—Shing Müller – 442

          Ying Qu ji???—Pauline Lin – 450

          Yiwen leiju????—Jessey J. C. Choo – 454

          Yu Xin ji???—Albert E. Dien – 465

          Yuan Shu ji???—Brigitta Lee – 472

          Yuefu shiji ????—Joseph R. Allen – 475

          Yulin ??—Lily Xiao Hong Lee – 479

          Yutai xinyong ????—Thomas Jansen – 482

          Yuzhu baodian ????—Ian Chapman – 494

          Zhang Hua ji ???—Howard L. Goodman – 501

          Zhang Rong ji ???—Olga Lomová – 506

          Zhou shu??—Scott Pearce – 510

          Zuo Si ji???—Yue Zhang – 514

Appendixes

          I: Cross-References to Alternate Titles – 519

          II: Common Literary Genres – 522

          III: Frequently Cited Sources and Collectanea – 524

          IV: Textual Transmission of the Standard Histories – 528

          V: Non-Western Periodical Titles – 536

Subject Index – 543

Reviews

"The editors should be congratulated for having assembled a stellar cast of contributors. In many instances, the entries provide much more than basic bibliographical information...With the arrival of this book...there is reason for optimism that the pace of research on early medieval China will quicken. This is a significant contribution that testifies to the importance of collaborative research in the Humanities."—Alan K. L. Chan, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Frontiers of Literary Studies in China, vol. 12, no. 1 (2018): 135-139.