Early Medieval Chinese Texts: A Bibliographical Guide

A guide to primary sources that date from China's early medieval period (late third through sixth centuries) and to later anthologies or reference works concerning them. Ninety-three essays, arranged alphabetically by title, discuss authorship, contents, history of editions, traditional commentaries and assessments, modern scholarship, and translations.

Cynthia L. Chennault is associate professor of Chinese at the University of Florida. Her research focuses on Chinese lyrical poetry, society, and history from the Six Dynasties to the early Tang period (4th to 7th centuries). She is the journal editor of Early Modern China. She is the lead editor of Early Medieval Chinese Texts: A Bibliographical Guide (IEAS, 2015). Education: B.A. in English Literature, Wellesley College; M.A./Ph.D. in East Asian Languages and Civilization, Chinese, Stanford University.

Keith N. Knapp is professor of history at The Citadel (The Military College of South Carolina), where he teaches classes on East Asia. His research focuses on the cultural and social history of early medieval China. He is the author of Selfless Offspring: Filial Children and Social Order in Medieval China (University of Hawai'i Press, 2005), and co-editor of Early Medieval Chinese Texts: A Bibliographical Guide (IEAS, 2015). Education: B.A. in History and Asian Studies, State University of New York, Albany; M.A./Ph.D. in East Asian History, University of California, Berkeley.

Alan J. Berkowitz was Susan W. Lippincott Professor of Modern and Classical Languages and Professor of Chinese at Swarthmore College. He was also Chair of Asian Studies. His research focused on the poetry and culture of the Six Dynasties and the Tang dynasty. He is the author of Patterns of Disengagement: The Practice and Portrayal of Reclusion in Early Medieval China (Stanford University Press, 2000), and co-editor of Early Medieval Chinese Texts: A Bibliographical Guide (IEAS, 2015). Professor Berkowitz passed away in summer 2015. Education: B.A. in Asian Studies and Comparative Literature, University of Vermont; M.A./Ph.D in Classical Chinese Language and Literature, University of Washington.

Albert E. Dien is professor emeritus of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Stanford University. He is the author of Six Dynasties Civilization (Yale University Press, 2007), and co-editor of Early Medieval Chinese Texts: A Bibliographical Guide (IEAS, 2015).