Chinese Allusions

Chinese literature, ancient and modern, is often rich with allusions, which can give its texts a compact weight, depth and resonance not otherwise available, and are one of the crowning glories of Chinese civilisation.

This comprehensive dictionary, No28 in the Chinese Culture Series, has been collated and translated by William Dolby. It enters into and explains a large number of well-known and some previously untranslated allusions, and provides an extensive source of reference for those studying classical Chinese, using Chinese in their own works or as a reference to begin to understand the flair and extent that the language allows for. This dictionary facilitates the active use of these allusions for writers, and indeed speakers of Chinese in their future works.

With over 1600 detailed explanations this particular work is a 'must have' volume for the writer's or researcher's collection