Endpapers: Harmony Garden

Preface

Chronology

Glossary of Chinese literary terms

The Thirteen Confucian Classics

Abbreviations

I Biography 1

Ch. 1 The early years 3

Ch. 2 In Harmony Garden 46

Ch. 4 The later years 96

II Yuan MEI's Literary Theory and Practice 151

Ch. 4 The principles of poetry 153

Ch. 5 The practice of poetry 209

Ch. 6 Evaluation 244

III Major Styles and Themes 287

Ch. 7 Song-dynasty verse and Yuan Mei's "normal" style 289

Ch. 8 The historical style and the Qing re-examination of history 338

Ch. 9 The political style and the Literary Inquisition 368

Ch. 10 The didactic style 393

Ch. 11 Narrative poetry 415

Ch. 12 Eccentric verse and the Yangzhou artists 452

Ch. 13 The exploration of nature 496

IV App.: A Tour of Harmony Garden 529

V Translation 543

Bibliography 712

Index 740