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Shanghai Classics Publishing House

Also known as: 上海古籍出版社等, 上海古籍

Founded
1956
Country / Region
China
Notable books
A Brief Discussion of the Origins of Sui and Tang InstitutionsCollected Ci Poems of Xin QijiThe Peony Pavilion

685 books 623 authors

About the publisher

Shanghai Classics Publishing House is a professional publisher centered on the collation of ancient texts and academic research works. Its publishing areas cover historical readings, classical poetry, folk literature, literary appreciation, canonical works, and Eastern philosophy. Its books include Chen Yinke's A Brief Discussion of the Origins of the Sui and Tang Institutions, Xin Qiji's Chronological Annotated Edition of Jiaxuan's Ci (Simplified Edition), Tang Xianzu's The Peony Pavilion, Liu Xie's The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons, as well as New Annotations to Three Hundred Tang Poems (Collector's Edition), Annotated Edition of Han Changli's Collected Works (Simplified Edition, 3 volumes), and Youyang Zazu. Its authors include Chen Yinke, Xin Qiji, Tang Xianzu, Liu Xie, Deng Guangming, Hengtang Tuishi, Han Yu, and Ma Qichang. In terms of publishing characteristics, the house emphasizes collation, annotation, and compilation of ancient texts alongside academic research works, and continues to issue simplified and collector's editions that balance scholarship and accessibility. Public information about the publisher's fuller publishing profile is limited.

Published (685)

Collected Works of Chen Yinke: A Separate Biography of Liu Rushi cover
Rating 4.8
Collected Works of Chen Yinke: A Separate Biography of Liu Rushi Chen Yinke Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 Chen Yinke recounts that a chance encounter—a single red bean he purchased from Qian Qianyi's old garden—prompted him to undertake a textual study of …
Collected Works of Chen Yinke: First Collection of Essays from the Jinming Hall cover
Rating 4.8
Collected Works of Chen Yinke: First Collection of Essays from the Jinming Hall Chen Yinke Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 This is a collection of more than twenty essays that examine and explicate historical figures, events, and institutions of medieval China, together wi…
Book of Rites: Translation and Annotation (Volume One) cover
Rating 4.8
Book of Rites: Translation and Annotation (Volume One) 杨天宇 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 The Book of Rites is an anthology of ritual studies documents from the pre-Qin period through the Qin and Han dynasties. It is essential reading for t…
Collected Works of Chen Yinke cover
Rating 4.8
Collected Works of Chen Yinke Chen Yinke Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 The Collected Works of Chen Yinke comprises seven of his books: *Hanliutang Ji* (including 11 essays such as "On *Zaisheng Yuan*," with an appendix, *…
Collected Works of Chen Yinke: Draft Essays on the Political History of the Tang Dynasty cover
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Collected Works of Chen Yinke: Draft Essays on the Political History of the Tang Dynasty Chen Yinke Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 Written by the renowned historian Chen Yinke in the arduous conditions of the War of Resistance Against Japan, this book was originally intended as a …
Collected Works of Chen Yinke: Annotated Commentary on the Poems of Yuan Zhen and Bai Juyi cover
Rating 4.7
Collected Works of Chen Yinke: Annotated Commentary on the Poems of Yuan Zhen and Bai Juyi Chen Yinke Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 A classic of "using poetry to verify history," this book provides annotations and evidential analysis of the most important poems by Yuan Zhen and Bai…
The Collected Works of Chen Yinke (Hanliu Tang Collection; Jinming Guan Essays, First Series; Jinming Guan Essays, Second Series; A Brief Study of the Origins of Sui-Tang Institutions; A Study of Tang Political History; Annotated Studies of Yuan Zhen and Bai Juyi's Poetry; A Separate Biography of Liu Rushi) cover
Rating 4.7
The Collected Works of Chen Yinke (Hanliu Tang Collection; Jinming Guan Essays, First Series; Jinming Guan Essays, Second Series; A Brief Study of the Origins of Sui-Tang Institutions; A Study of Tang Political History; Annotated Studies of Yuan Zhen and Bai Juyi's Poetry; A Separate Biography of Liu Rushi) Chen Yinke Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 This is the clothbound typeset edition of The Collected Works of Chen Yinke, rearranged and re-collated by Shanghai Classics Publishing House in 2020,…
Zhouyi: Translation and Notes cover
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Zhouyi: Translation and Notes 黄寿祺 / Zhang Shanwen Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 The Annotated Translation of the Zhouyi (Revised and Expanded Edition) renders the complete text of the Zhouyi into modern Chinese. Its main contents …
Collected Works of Chen Yinke: Second Collection of Essays from the Jinming Hall cover
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Collected Works of Chen Yinke: Second Collection of Essays from the Jinming Hall Chen Yinke Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 This collection of essays by the renowned historian Chen Yinke includes more than sixty articles, miscellaneous pieces, prefaces and postscripts. Its …
Poetic Remarks in the Human World cover
Rating 4.7
Poetic Remarks in the Human World Wang Guowei Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 This work is Wang Guowei's landmark commentary on classical Chinese literature, written after his encounter with Western aesthetic thought and informe…
Collected Works of Chen Yinke: Cold Willow Hall Collection cover
Rating 4.7
Collected Works of Chen Yinke: Cold Willow Hall Collection Chen Yinke Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 A collection of Chen Yinke's essays on literature and history, including book prefaces, dedicatory prefaces, and an appended poetry collection. The es…
The Zuo Commentary (Two Volumes) cover
Rating 4.7
The Zuo Commentary (Two Volumes) Zuo Qiuming Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 The Zuo Zhuan is the earliest surviving chronological history in China, covering the period from the first year of Duke Yin to the twenty-seventh year…
A General Introduction to Song Dynasty Poetics cover
Rating 4.6
A General Introduction to Song Dynasty Poetics 周裕锴 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 This book is a major work that interprets Song dynasty poetics in the context of modern poetics. Divided into five parts—"the way of poetry," "the met…
Dream Pool Essays (Chinese Classics Collection) cover
Rating 4.6
Dream Pool Essays (Chinese Classics Collection) Shen Kuo Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 Comprising the Brush Talks, Supplementary Brush Talks, and Continued Brush Talks, Dream Pool Essays contains 609 entries in total—189 on the natural s…
Travels of Xu Xiake cover
Rating 4.6
Travels of Xu Xiake Xu Hongzu (Xu Xiake) Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 The Travels of Xu Xiake is a geographical work written mainly in diary form. The late-Ming geographer Xu Xiake traveled for 34 years, producing 17 tra…
The Book of Rites: Translation and Notes (Two Volumes) cover
Rating 4.6
The Book of Rites: Translation and Notes (Two Volumes) 杨天宇 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 The Book of Rites is an anthology of writings on ritual learning from the pre-Qin period through the Qin and Han dynasties. It is essential reading fo…
The Burden of the Talented Woman: Li Qingzhao and Her Reception History cover
Rating 4.6
The Burden of the Talented Woman: Li Qingzhao and Her Reception History 艾朗诺 / 夏丽丽 / 赵惠俊 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 One reminder: when reading this book, you should especially set aside your preconceptions. The author's study of Li Qingzhao's life, work, and recepti…
Wang Yangming's Instructions for Practical Living cover
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Wang Yangming's Instructions for Practical Living Wang Shouren / Yang Guorong Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 Wang Shouren of the Ming dynasty, known to the world as Master Yangming, developed Lu Jiuyuan's teachings to form the Lu-Wang school. He advocated the…
A General Survey of Warring States Scripts cover
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A General Survey of Warring States Scripts 何琳仪 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 In the transmission and development of ancient Chinese writing, Warring States script occupies an intermediate stage: it follows bronze and oracle-bon…
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Rating 4.6
Essence of Song Poetry 陈衍 / 高克勤 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 Songshi Jinghua Lu is Chen Yan's self-compiled textbook for teaching Song poetry at the Wuxi School of Chinese Studies in his later years. In his poet…

Frequent authors

Lü Simian (35)汪受宽 (18)赵昌平 (18)李国章 (17)Xiong Shili (13)Liang Qichao (11)Chen Yinke (11)Zhou Mi (8)Fang Beichen (8)Xin Qiji (8)Li Yu (7)丁如明 (6)