A New Introduction to Classical Chinese

This authoritative new work replaces the author's 1968 edition. It takes into account recent advances in scholarship with entirely revised notes on the text passages and improved and simplified explanations. The book's expansion also permits the author to continue the story beyond the fourthcentury B.C. and introduces the reader to the writings of the great Han Dynasty historian, Ssu-ma Ch'ien, who perfected a narrative style which became a model for future generations of Chinese writers.Dawson, Raymond is the author of 'A New Introduction to Classical Chinese', published 1985 under ISBN 9780198154617 and ISBN 0198154615.