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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)

Selected Ci Poems from Hua'an cover
Rating 4.5
Selected Ci Poems from Hua'an 黄昇 / Yang Wanli Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 The Hu'an Ci Xuan comprises two parts: ten juan of Finest Ci by the Worthies of Tang and Song and ten juan of Finest Ci since the Restoration, the for…
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Rating 4.5
The Surviving Works of the Two Cheng Brothers 程颢 / 程颐 / 潘富恩 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 "The Surviving Works of the Two Cheng Brothers" is a representative work that relatively concentratedly expresses the Neo-Confucian thought of the two…
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Rating 4.5
The Book of Songs: Translated and Annotated 程俊英 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 Translated and annotated by the distinguished scholar Professor Cheng Junying, this volume presents all 305 poems of the Classic of Poetry in their en…
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Rating 4.5
Heaven, Earth, and Humanity Series 周敦颐 / 张载 / 程颢 / 程颐 / Zhu Xi / 吕祖谦 / 陆九渊 / Wang Shouren / Wang Fuzhi / 颜元撰 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 The Heaven, Earth, and Humanity Series selects eight concise and representative works by major Confucian scholars from the Song and Ming dynasties to …
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Rating 4.5
Complete Translation of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio (Part Two) Pu Songling / 丁如明 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 The Liaozhai Zhiyi contains 491 short stories in total. Its subjects are remarkably broad and its content extremely rich. It successfully creates a ho…
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Rating 4.4
History of Chinese Literature (Complete in Three Volumes) Qian Jibo Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 A History of Chinese Literature is one of Qian Jibo's representative works. Broad in scope, it is divided into ancient, medieval, late ancient, and mo…
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Rating 4.4
Wen Fu and Shi Pin: Translation and Annotation 陆机 / 钟嵘 / 杨明 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 Lu Ji's Wen Fu (Essay on Literature) and Zhong Rong's Shipin (The Critique of Poetry) occupy a significant place in the history of Chinese literary cr…
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Rating 4.4
One Thousand Quatrains by Tang Poets 富寿荪 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 This is a large-scale anthology of Tang quatrains, containing over a thousand poems. It is distinctive in its annotations, collected commentaries, and…
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Rating 4.4
Songs of Chu: Translated and Annotated 董楚平 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 Based on Wang Yi's Chapters and Sentences edition, An Annotated Translation of the Songs of Chu includes "Li Sao," "Nine Songs," "Heavenly Questions,"…
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Rating 4.4
Selected Commentaries on the Poems of Li Shangyin 刘学锴 / 李翰 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 Li Shangyin's "Untitled" poems are sorrowful, steadfast, and beautiful. The impression he leaves is like a silkworm spinning thread—lingering and conv…
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Rating 4.4
Ci Anthologies of Master Poets Through the Ages 温庭筠 / 韦庄 / Li Yu / Li Qingzhao / 柳永 / Xin Qiji Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 This ten-volume series gathers the finest ci poetry from the Tang, Song, and Qing dynasties, presenting selected works by 13 poets across nine volumes…
The Classic of Tea: Translated and Annotated (with Three Other Works), Revised Edition cover
Rating 4.4
The Classic of Tea: Translated and Annotated (with Three Other Works), Revised Edition Lu Yu / 宋一明 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 The Classic of Tea was probably completed in the early Shangyuan era of the Tang dynasty. Lu Yu gives a detailed account of the origin of tea and meth…
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Rating 4.4
Selected Commentaries on the Nineteen Old Poems and Yuefu Poetry 曹旭 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 The poems collected in this book share a common feature: apart from those traditionally attributed to Su Wu, Li Ling, Mei Sheng, Fu Yi, Xin Yannian, a…
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Rating 4.4
Towers and Terraces of the Great Song 傅伯星 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 This book explores the exterior styles of Song dynasty architecture primarily through buildings depicted in Song paintings. It is divided into eleven …
The Book of Documents: Translation and Notes cover
Rating 4.4
The Book of Documents: Translation and Notes 李民 / 王健 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 The Book of Documents is a compilation of historical records that preserves a wealth of invaluable materials on pre-Qin politics, thought, history, an…
Strange Tales from Liaozhai: Complete Translation (Three Volumes) cover
Rating 4.4
Strange Tales from Liaozhai: Complete Translation (Three Volumes) Pu Songling / 丁如明 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 Liaozhai Zhiyi (Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio) comprises 491 short stories. Its subjects are remarkably wide-ranging and its content exceptional…
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Rating 4.4
Zhu Xi's Reflections on Things at Hand Zhu Xi / 吕祖谦 / 严佐之 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 "Reflections on Things at Hand" in fourteen volumes was compiled by Zhu Xi with the assistance of another great Neo-Confucian master, Lü Zuqian, drawi…
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Rating 4.4
The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial: Translation and Notes 杨天宇 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili) is the earliest and most important work of Confucian ritual studies. It is of great significance not only …
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Rating 4.4
Collected Lyrics of Huang Tingjian and Qin Guan Huang Tingjian / 秦观 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 In the Northern Song literary world, Huang Tingjian's ci poetry stands apart. He delighted in using allusions, colloquialisms, and obscure characters,…
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Rating 4.3
Essential Readings in Chinese Classical Studies (Two Volumes) Qian Jibo Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 Prepared by Mr. Qian Jibo in 1923 while teaching at the Jiangsu Provincial Third Normal School, Essential Readings in Chinese National Learning is a t…

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)