History of Chinese Literature
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History of Chinese Literature is an English history of Chinese literature
written by Herbert Giles
, and published in 1901.
In his preface, Giles claims that such a work of history was not already available, even in Chinese.
Chinese literature
Chinese literature extends thousands of years, from the earliest recorded dynastic court archives to the mature fictional novels that arose during the Ming Dynasty to entertain the masses of literate Chinese...
written by Herbert Giles
Herbert Giles
Herbert Allen Giles was a British diplomat and sinologist, educated at Charterhouse. He modified a Mandarin Chinese Romanization system earlier established by Thomas Wade, resulting in the widely known Wade-Giles Chinese transliteration system...
, and published in 1901.
In his preface, Giles claims that such a work of history was not already available, even in Chinese.
External links
- A History of Chinese Literature, Herbert A. Giles