ABSTRACT

This is a collection of 46 essays by specialists in Asian literature, who offer a wide range of possibilities for introducing Asian literature to English-speaking students. It is intended to help in promoting multicultural education.

part I|52 pages

The Worlds of Asian Literature

part II|156 pages

Indian Texts

part III|152 pages

Chinese Texts

part |34 pages

Chinese Texts: Lyric

chapter |11 pages

The Book of Songs

ByPauline Yu

chapter |9 pages

The Poetry of Retreat

ByPauline Yu

chapter |13 pages

Tang Poetry: A Return to Basics

ByBurton Watson

part |102 pages

Chinese Texts: Narrative

chapter III|14 pages

Chuang Tzu

ByShuen-fu Lin

chapter |13 pages

Records of the Historian

ByJoseph Roe Allen

chapter |13 pages

The Journey to the West

ByAndrew H. Plaks

chapter |14 pages

Cao Xueqin's Hongloumeng

(Story of the Stone or Dream of the Red Chamber)
ByAnthony C. Yu

chapter |10 pages

Liu E's The Travels of Lao Can

ByC. T. Hsia

chapter |12 pages

The Stories of Lu Xun

ByTheodore Huters

chapter |14 pages

Contemporary Chinese Lettres

ByTheodore Huters

part |14 pages

Chinese Texts: Drama

chapter III|14 pages

Story of the Western Wing (Xixiang ji)

(Romance of the Western Chamber)
ByStephen H. West, Wilt L. Idema

part IV|165 pages

Japanese Texts

part |27 pages

Japanese Texts: Lyric

part |111 pages

Japanese Texts: Narrative

part |25 pages

Japanese Texts: Drama

chapter |9 pages

The Love Suicides at Sonezaki

ByDonald Keene

part |13 pages

Postscript

chapter |13 pages

Summaries of the Masterworks

Three Plays of the Noh Theater
ByNadine Berardi

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