C. T. Hsia on Chinese Literature

Best known for the groundbreaking works "A History of Modern Chinese Fiction" (1961) and "The Classic Chinese Novel" (1968), C. T. Hsia has gathered sixteen essays and studies written during his Columbia years as a professor of Chinese literature. Wider in range and scope, "C. T. Hsia on Chinese Literature" stands beside his two earlier books as part of his critical legacy to all readers seriously interested in the subject.