Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
4. PERIODS OF CHINESE HISTORY ix
5. ABBREVIATIONS AND SHORT FORMS USED IN THE NOTES xi
6. INTRODUCTION 3
7. Chapter 1. ORIGINS AND ANTECEDENTS OF THE CLASSICS 21
8. Chapter 2. INTEGRATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND CLOSURE OF CANONS 38
9. Chapter 3. ORIGINS, DIMENSIONS, AND APOTHEOSIS OF COMMENTARIES 62
10. Chapter 4. COMMENTARIAL ASSUMPTIONS 89
11. Chapter 5. COMMENTARIAL STRATEGIES 139
12. Chapter 6. DEATH AND TRANSFIGURATION OF COMMENTARIAL WORLD VIEWS 200
13. GLOSSARY OF CHINESE NAMES, TERMS, AND TITLES IN THE TEXT 225
14. SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 229
15. INDEX 237