Chinese Classical Prose:
The Eight Masters of the T'ang-Sung Period

Selected and translated by Shih Shun Liu


Table of contents

Introductory Note (By Herny W. Wells) vii
Preface ix
Introduction 1
HAN YÜ 韓愈 (768—824)
  The Thousand-li Horse 雜說四
  Origin of Defamation 原毁
  On the Teacher 師說
  Eulogy of Po-i 伯夷頌
  On Reading Hsün-tzu 讀荀
  Memorial on the Bone of Buddha 論佛骨表
  Censorial Memorial on Drought and Famine 御史臺上論天旱人饑狀
  Memorial against the Use of Men and Women as Surety
    應所在典貼良人男女等狀
  Biography of Wang Ch'eng-fu, the Mason 圬者王承福傳
  Postscript to the Biogrpahy of Chief Censor Change 張中丞傳後序
  Fare well Message to Shao-yin Yang 送楊少尹序
  Preface to Poetry on Retired Scholar Shih 送石處士序
  Preface to the Poem aon Retired Scholar Wen's Departure for
    Hoyang Chün 送温處士赴河陽軍序
  Inscription on the Tomb Tablet of My Wet-Nurse 乳母墓銘
  Funerary Message to Nephew No. 12 祭十二郎文
  Inscription on Liu Tzu-hou's Tomb Tablet 柳子厚墓誌銘
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LIU TSUNG-YÜAN 柳宗元 (773—819)
  Critism of the GRant of a Fief by Means of a Paulownia Leaf 桐葉封弟辯
  Eulogy of I Yin's Five Attempts to Jin Emperor Chieh 伊尹五就桀贊
  The Snake-Catcher 捕蛇者說
  The Tree-Planter, Kuo the Camel 種樹郭橐駝傳
  Biography of Sung Ch'ing 宋清傳
  Biography of Hochien 河間傳
  Congratulatory Message to Chin-shih Wang Ts'an-yüan on the
    Burning of His House 賀進士王參元失火書
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OU-YANG HSIU 歐陽修 (1007—1072)
  On the Partisanship of Friends 朋黨論
  On the Release of Prisoners 緃囚論
  Memorial on the Refusal to Accept the Remonstrances of the Censor
     論臺諌官事言事未蒙聽允書
  On the Difficluties of Being a Ruler (II) 為君難(下)
  Memorial on the Prohibition of the Anonymous Slandering of
    Trusted Court Officals 論禁止無名子傷毁近臣狀
  Memorial on a Wrongful Decision of the Ministry of Justice
     論大理寺斷寃獄不當劄子
  The Daylight Brocade Hall 晝錦堂記
  The Hsien Hill Pavillion 峴山亭記
  The Pavillion of Prosperity and Happiness豐樂亭記
  The Old Drunkard's Pavillion 醉翁亭記
  The Portrait of Wang Yen-chang王彥章畫像記
  Biography of Retired Scholar Liu-i 六一居士傳
  Inscription on the Memorial Tablet for the Passage to the
     Shuangkang Tomb 瀧岡阡表
  On the Portraits of the Seven Worthy Men 七賢畫序
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SU HSÜN 蘇洵 (1009—1066)
  On Kuan Chung 管仲論
  Letter to Mei Sheng-yü 與梅聖俞書
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SU SHIH 蘇軾 (1037—1101)
  The Most Gracious Penalties and Rewards 刑賞忠厚之至論
  On Fan Li 范蠡論
  On Fan Tseng 范僧論
  On Chang Liang 留侯論
  Letter to Chih-chiang Mei 上梅直講書
  The Happy Rain Pavillion 喜雨亭記
  The Drunken Po Hall 醉白堂記
  First Fu on the Ch'ih-pi (Rred Cliff) 前赤壁賦
  Second Fu on the Ch'ih-pi (Rred Cliff) 後赤壁賦
  Biography of Master Fang-shan (Square Hat) 方山子傳
  An Anecdote about Ti Ch'ing 書狄武襄事
  Preface to the Collected Works of Fan Chung-yen 范文正公文集叙
  Preface to the Collected Works of the Retired Scholar 居士集叙
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SU CH'E 蘇轍(1039—1112)
  On the Six States 六國論
  Letter to Prime Minister Han 上樞密韓太尉書
  Biography of Ch'ao Ku 巢谷傳
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TSENG KUNG 曾鞏 (1019—1083)
  The Ink Pond 墨池記
  The Temple of Yen, Duke of Lu, at Fuchow 撫州顏魯公祠堂記
  The Sober Mind Pavillion 醒心亭記
  Biography of Hsü Fu 徐復傳
  Biography of Hung Wo 洪渥傳
  Preface to the Collected Memorials of Fan Kuan-chih 范貫之奏議集序
  Preface to the Collected Works of Wang P'ing-fu 王平甫文集序
  Letter to the Honorable Ou-yang 寄歐陽舍人書
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WANG AN-SHIH王安石 (1021—1086)
  After Reading the Biography of Prince Meng-ch'ang 讀孟嘗君傳
  Criticism of the Form of Confucius' Biography 孔子世家議
  A Visit to the Pao-ch'an Mountain 遊亡襃禪山記
  Inscription on the Tomb Tablet of Mr. Hsü, Chu-pu of Hailing Hsien, T'asichow泰州海陵縣主簿許君墓誌銘
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