{"product_id":"introduction-to-classical-chinese-paperback","title":"Introduction to Classical Chinese - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKai Vogelsang\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis textbook provides a comprehensive scholarly introduction to Classical Chinese and its texts. Classical Chinese is the language of Confucius and Mencius and their contemporaries, who wrote the seminal texts of Chinese philosophy more than 2,000 years ago. Although it was used as a living language for only a relatively short time, it was the foundation of Chinese education throughout the Imperial age, and formed the basis of a literary tradition that continues to the present day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book offers students all the necessary tools to read, understand, and analyse Classical Chinese texts, including: step-by-step clearly illustrated descriptions of syntactic features; core vocabulary lists; introductions to relevant historical and cultural topics; selected readings from classical literature with original commentaries and in-depth explanations; introductions to dictionaries and other reference works on the study of ancient China; and a guide to philological methods used in the critical analysis of Classical Chinese texts. The extensive glossary provides phonological reconstructions, word classes, English translations, and citations to illustrate usage, while the up-to-date bibliography serves as a valuable starting point for further research.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKai Vogelsang, \u003cem\u003eProfessor of Sinology, Asien-Afrika-Institut, University of Hamburg\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKai Vogelsang is Professor of Sinology at the Asien-Afrika-Institut, University of Hamburg. He has published widely on Chinese language, culture, and history. His most recent works include \u003cem\u003eGeschichte Chinas\u003c\/em\u003e [\u003cem\u003eHistory of China\u003c\/em\u003e] (5th edition; Reclam, 2018) and \u003cem\u003eShangjun shu: Schriften des Fürsten von Shang\u003c\/em\u003e (Kröner Verlag, 2017). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 592\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.6 x 6.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 25, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47269997150457,"sku":"9780198834984","price":94.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/RFM2aktHblpsM1lTTzJEVGlxaDhZdz09.webp?v=1768899111","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/introduction-to-classical-chinese-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}