Chinese book library: Chinese novels, Chinese poetry, Chinese essays, Chinese history, Chinese art.
The “China Book Library” category on the China Underground website serves as a comprehensive archive of Chinese literature, featuring a diverse collection of books and authors that delve into various aspects of China’s rich history, culture, and society. From interviews with authors to explorations of specific books, this category provides insightful commentary and summaries, aiding readers in their discovery of Chinese literature. Whether you’re interested in historical accounts, personal narratives, or societal critiques, the “China Book Library” offers an extensive range of books to explore.
The Five Classics associated with Confucius formed the core curriculum in the education of Chinese literati throughout most of the imperial period. In this book … Read more
Exploring the cultural perception of animals in early Chinese thought, this careful reading of Warring States and Han dynasty writings analyzes how views of animals … Read more
Text and Ritual Practice in the Eighth through Fourteenth Centuries
In Text and Ritual in Early China, leading scholars of ancient Chinese history, literature, religion, and archaeology consider the presence and use of texts in … Read more
In The Dysfunction of Ritual in Early Confucianism Michael Ing describes how early Confucians coped with situations where their rituals failed to achieve their intended … Read more
Writings from the Pre-Qin Period Through the Song Dynasty
Beijing intellectual Chen Zhen volunteers to live in a remote settlement on the border of Inner and Outer Mongolia, where he discovers life of apparent … Read more
During the eighteenth century, China’s new Manchu rulers consolidated their control of the largest empire China had ever known.
In this study of desire in Late Imperial China, Martin W. Huang argues that the development of traditional Chinese fiction as a narrative genre was … Read more
This book is a study of the intellectual and literary factors that in the mid-Qing dynasty contributed to the development of vernacular fiction of unprecedented … Read more
Rulin waishi (The Unofficial History of the Scholars) is more than a landmark in the history of the Chinese novel. This eighteenth-century work, which was … Read more
Traditionally, scholars of Chinese literature have viewed Wu Jingzi’s The Scholars (ca. 1750) as the first satiric novel of Chinese literature. Yenna Wu (Chinese literature, … Read more
