Classical Chinese For Everyone-A Guide For Absolute Beginners

Bryan W. Van Norden
ISBN: 978-1-62466-821-0
Hackett Publishing Co.
128 pag. paperback 15 x 23 cm

In just thirteen brief, accessible chapters, this engaging little book takes "absolute beginners" from the most basic questions about the language (e.g., what does a classical Chinese character look like?) to reading and understanding selections from classical Chinese philosophical texts and Tang dynasty poetry.