Chapter One Shi Jing and Li Sao 1
1．General Description 1
2．Introduction to Shi Jing 3
3．Selections from Shi Jing 5
4．Introduction to Qu Yuan 18
5．Selected Works from Qu Yuan 20
6．Further Readings 27
7．Topics for Discussion 32
Chapter Two Historical Narratives 33
1．General Description 33
2．Introduction to Shi Ji 34
3．Selections from Shi Ji 36
4．Further Readings 55
5．Topics for Discussion 59
Chapter Three Literature in the Wei and Jin Period 61
1．General Description 61
2．Introduction to the Works of Tao Yuanming 62
3．Selected Works from Tao Yuanming 63
4．Further Readings 70
5．Topics for Discussion 75
Chapter Four Poetry in the Tang Dynasty 77
1．General Description 77
2．Introduction to the Poems of Li Bai 79
3．Selected Poems of Li Bai 80
4．Introduction to the Poems of Du Fu 85
5．Selected Poems of Du Fu 86
6．Further Readings 92
7．Topics for Discussion 95
Chapter Five Ci in the Song Dynasty 97
1．General Description 97
2．Introduction to the Ci of Su Shi 99
3．Selected Works of Su Shi 100
4．Introduction to the Ci of Li Qingzhao 104
5．Selected Works of Li Qingzhao 106
6．Further Readings 110
7．Topics for Discussion 112
Chapter Six Essays in the Tang and Song Dynasties 113
1．General Description 113
2．Introduction to the Works of Liu Zongyuan 115
3．Selected Works of Liu Zongyuan 116
4．Introduction to the Works of Ouyang Xiu 121
5．Selected Works of Ouyang Xiu 122
6．Further Readings 126
7．Topics for Discussion 134
Chapter Seven Drama in the Yuan Dynasty 135
1．General Description 135
2．Introduction to Dou E Yuan 137
3．Selection from Dou E Yuan 139
4．Introduction to The Western Chamber 146
5．Selection from The Western Chamber 148
6．Further Readings 164
7．Topics for Discussion 179
Chapter Eight Novels of the Ming and Qing Dynasties 181
1．General Description 181
2．Introduction to Dream of the Red Chamber 184
3．Selection from Dream of the Red Chamber 187
4．Further Readings 201
5．Topics for Discussion 270
Chapter Nine Modern Chinese Literature 271
1．General Description 271
2．Introduction to the Stories of Lu Xun 273
3．Selected Works of Lu Xun 274
4．Introduction to the Poems of Xu Zhimo 309
5．Selected Poems of Xu Zhimo 310
6．Further Readings 315
7．Topics for Discussion 362
Chapter Ten Contemporary Chinese Literature 363
1．General Description 363
2．Introduction to the Works of Zhang Jie 364
3．Selection from Zhang Jie's Works 365
4．Introduction to the Works of Zhang Chengzhi 390
5．Selection from Zhang Chengzhi's Works 391
6．Further Readings 415
7．Topics for Discussion 464
Appendix 465
Ⅰ Glossary 465
Ⅱ Chronological Table and Major Literary Events 469
Ⅲ Acknowledgments 471