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Preface
Chapter One Pre-Qin Poetry
Part Ⅰ The Book of Poetry
Introductory Remarks
1.关雎 无名氏
The Ospreys in Tune Anonymous
2.伐檀 无名氏
Felling Sandalwood Trees Anonymous
3.伐木（节选） 无名氏
Cutting Wood (an excerpt) Anonymous
4.采薇（节选） 无名氏
Gathering Ferns (an excerpt) Anonymous
5.小旻（节选） 无名氏
Petty Heaven (an excerpt) Anonymous
Part Ⅱ Folk Songs
Introductory Remarks
1.弹歌 无名氏
Song of the Catapult Anonymous
2.禹上会稽 姒禹（大禹）
A Song Chanted Atop Mount Kuaiji Si Yu (Yu the Great)
3.越人歌 无名氏
The Yue's Song Anonymous
4.越人土风歌 无名氏
The Yues' Song of Their Own Mores Anonymous
Part Ⅲ The Verse of Chu
Introductory Remarks
1.橘颂 屈原
Ode to the Orange Tree Qu Yuan
2.离骚（节选） 屈原
Tales of Woe (an excerpt)
3.涉江 屈原
The Voyage Qu Yuan
4.国殇 屈原
Eulogy on the Martyrs of the State Qu Yuan
5.渔父 屈原
A Dialogue with the Fisherman
注释
Notes and Commentary
Chapter Two Poetry of the Han Dynasty
Introductory Remarks
1.大风歌 刘邦
Ode to the Wind Mighty and Stern Liu Bang
2.十五从军征 无名氏
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Chapter Three Poetry of the Three Kingdoms, theJin Dynasty and the Southern and Northern Dynasties
Chapter Four Poetry of the Sui and theTang Dynasties
Chapter Five Poetry of the Song Dynasty
Chapter Six Poetry of the Liao, the Jin andthe Yuan Dynasties
Chapter Seven Poetry of the Ming Dynasty
Chapter Eight Poetry of the Qing Dynasty
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