A History of Chinese Literature is a history of Chinese literature written by Herbert Giles, and published in 1901.
Although there had been surveys of Chinese literature in Japanese, it was the first such survey to appear in English.[1] In his preface, Giles claims that such a work of history was not already available, even in Chinese, [2] since Chinese scholars realized the "utter hopelessness" of "achieving even comparative success in a general historical survey of the subject". But he adds that "It may be said without offence that a work which would be inadequate to the requirements of a native public, may properly be submitted to English readers as an introduction into the great field which lies beyond". A large part of the book is devoted to translations, "enabling the Chinese author, so far as is possible, to speak for himself".[3]
^Wang (2013), p. 9.
^J. Dyer Ball (1901). "Dr. Giles's History of Chinese Literature" (PDF). The China Review. 25 (4): 207–210.
^Giles (1901), p. v-vi.
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