Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction ix
5. Textual History of the Wu Yue chunqiu xv
6. The Reception of the Wu Yue chunqiu xxvii
7. Narrative in the Wu Yue chunqiu xxxv
8. Translator’s Note li
9. Timeline of the Kings of Wu and Yue lv
10. Timeline of Events in the Wu Yue chunqiu lvii
11. Chapter One The Traditions 1
12. Chapter Two The Traditions 9
13. Chapter Three The Traditions 15
14. Chapter Four The Inner Traditions 37
15. Chapter Five The Inner Traditions 77
16. Chapter Six The Outer Traditions 117
17. Chapter Seven The Outer Traditions 129
18. Chapter Eight The Outer Traditions 157
19. Chapter Nine The Outer Traditions 173
20. Chapter Ten The Outer Traditions 197
21. Appendix: The Chinese Text 233
22. Bibliography 235
23. Index 247