Content of the Wen xuan

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Note on the Translation xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. Xiao Tong's Life and Compilation of the Wen xuan 4
7. The Literary Milieu of the Liang and Xiao Tong's View of Literature 11
8. Content of the Wen xuan 21
9. Wen xuan Scholarship and Editions 52
10. Preface to the Wen xuan
11. CROWN PRINCE ZHAO MING OF LIANG 73
12. 1. Rhapsody A, Metropolises and Capitals, Part I
13. TWO CAPITALS RHAPSODY 93
14. PREFACE 93
15. 2. Metropolises and Capitals, Part I
16. WESTERN METROPOLIS RHAPSODY 181
17. 3. Rhapsody B, Metropolises and Capitals, Part II
18. EASTERN METROPOLIS RHAPSODY 243
19. 4. Metropolises and Capitals, Part II
20. SOUTHERN CAPITAL RHAPSODY 311
21. 5. Rhapsody C, Metropolises and Capitals, Part III
22. WU CAPITAL RHAPSODY 373
23. 6. Metropolises and Capitals, Part III
24. WEI CAPITAL RHAPSODY 429
25. Biographical Sketches 479
26. Notes 485
27. Bibliography 531
28. Index 569