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Master the foundations of premodern China with Classical Chinese: A Basic Reader from Princeton University Press. This comprehensive textbook serves as an authoritative guide to the language, literature, philosophy, history, and religion of ancient China. Originally released in three volumes, this single, convenient edition provides an easy-to-use format for students and scholars alike. This volume features forty selections from essential texts written between the fifth century BC and the first century AD. These specific periods represent the era when the classical Chinese language reached its fully developed and standardized form. Having been rigorously field-tested and fine-tuned in classroom settings for years, this reader sets a high standard for anyone studying the linguistic and cultural heritage of the region.

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This Princeton University Press textbook covers the language, literature, philosophy, history, and religion of premodern China.

The single volume edition provides a convenient and easy-to-use format compared to the original three-volume set.

Read forty selected texts written between the fifth century BC and the first century AD to study standardized classical Chinese.

The material is rigorously field-tested and fine-tuned through years of use in classroom settings.

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Release Date
31 January 2017
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03 November 2016

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