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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)

The Art of War (Illustrated Collector's Edition) cover
Rating 4.8
The Art of War (Illustrated Collector's Edition) Sun Wu (Sun Tzu) / Cao Cao / 郭化若 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2023 Cao Cao, the legendary warlord, is the earliest known commentator on The Art of War, and his strategic genius shines through every line. The modern tr…
Modern Annotations to the Songs of Chu (Simplified Chinese Edition) cover
Rating 4.7
Modern Annotations to the Songs of Chu (Simplified Chinese Edition) 汤炳正 / 李大明 / Li Cheng / 熊良智 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2023 The Songs of Chu is one of the wellsprings of Chinese poetry, a preeminent classic of classical Chinese literature that no student or lover of the tra…
Appreciation of Poetry from the Tang and Five Dynasties (4 Volumes) cover
Rating 4.7
Appreciation of Poetry from the Tang and Five Dynasties (4 Volumes) 上海古籍出版社 / 马茂元 / Wang Yunxi / Cheng Qianfan Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2023 This selection of over 700 poems from the Tang and Five Dynasties opens with an overview of the poetry of the period. Each work is presented through a…
A Vernacular History of China (2 Volumes) cover
Rating 4.6
A Vernacular History of China (2 Volumes) Lü Simian Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2023 Written in vernacular Chinese, this history adopts a grand-narrative approach and excels at synthesis, comparing ancient Chinese civilization with Wes…
Poetic Remarks in the Human World (Illustrated Edition) cover
Rating 4.6
Poetic Remarks in the Human World (Illustrated Edition) Wang Guowei Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2023 Wang Guowei's Poetic Remarks in the Human World is the most celebrated work of ci poetry criticism in modern China and a landmark in the history of Ch…
Appreciation of Poetry from the Song, Liao and Jin Dynasties (3 Volumes) cover
Rating 4.6
Appreciation of Poetry from the Song, Liao and Jin Dynasties (3 Volumes) 上海古籍出版社 / 马茂元 / Wang Yunxi / Cheng Qianfan Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2023 This volume selects over four hundred poems from the Song, Liao, and Jin dynasties, each accompanied by expert appreciation and analysis that reveals …
Appreciation of Poetry from the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties (3 Volumes) cover
Rating 4.6
Appreciation of Poetry from the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties (3 Volumes) 上海古籍出版社 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2023 This volume selects nearly six hundred poems from the vast corpus of Yuan, Ming, and Qing poetry. Each entry offers concise explanations of the poem's…
Selected Annotations on Chinese Drama Theory Through the Ages (Revised Edition) cover
Rating 4.6
Selected Annotations on Chinese Drama Theory Through the Ages (Revised Edition) 陈多 / 叶长海 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2023 This book selects 138 representative essays from Chinese dramatic theory across the dynasties, arranged in four sections—"Pre-Qin to the Yuan Dynasty,…
Appreciation of Poetry from the Pre-Qin, Han, Wei and Six Dynasties (3 Volumes) cover
Rating 4.6
Appreciation of Poetry from the Pre-Qin, Han, Wei and Six Dynasties (3 Volumes) 马茂元 / Wang Yunxi / Cheng Qianfan / 程俊英 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2023 This volume selects over three hundred fine pieces from the pre-Qin, Han, Wei, and Six Dynasties periods. Combining selection, annotation, appreciatio…
The Finest Ci Lyrics cover
Rating 4.5
The Finest Ci Lyrics Zhou Mi / 项絪 / 查为仁 / 赵惠俊 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2023 The Anthology of Exquisite Lyrics (Jue Miao Hao Ci) includes 132 lyric poets, arranged roughly in chronological order, beginning with Zhang Xiaoxiang …
Records of Transmission and Practice: A Translation with Annotations cover
Rating 4.5
Records of Transmission and Practice: A Translation with Annotations Wang Yangming / 黎业明 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2023 Wang Yangming (1472–1529), the great Ming-dynasty Confucian, shared with Zhu Xi the leadership of the two great schools of Confucianism that dominated…
The Beauty of Kunqu (2 Volumes) cover
Rating 4.5
The Beauty of Kunqu (2 Volumes) 华玮 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2023 The Beauty of Kunqu (2 volumes) is a record of lectures from five sessions of the "The Beauty of Kunqu" course offered by The Chinese University of Ho…
Chinese Family Instructions Guided Reading, Translation, and Annotation Series (Complete 16 Volumes) cover
Rating 4.5
Chinese Family Instructions Guided Reading, Translation, and Annotation Series (Complete 16 Volumes) Yan Zhitui / 班昭 / Zhuge Liang / Lü Kun Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2023 This set comprises sixteen volumes, including the Annotated Translation of The Family Instructions of Master Yan (2 vols.), Annotated Translation of L…
The Pingcheng Era of the Northern Wei cover
Rating 4.4
The Pingcheng Era of the Northern Wei 李凭 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2023 This book unfolds the study of early Northern Wei political history around the capital Pingcheng, exploring it vertically in four chapters in chronolo…
From Ancient State to Kingdom: Essays on the Course of Early Chinese Civilization cover
Rating 4.4
From Ancient State to Kingdom: Essays on the Course of Early Chinese Civilization 李伯谦 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2023 Mr. Li offers keen insights into the origins of early Chinese civilization, proposing a three-stage theory of its evolution: ancient state—kingdom—emp…
Unofficial Gleanings of the Wanli Era (Three Volumes) cover
Rating 4.4
Unofficial Gleanings of the Wanli Era (Three Volumes) (明)沈德符 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2023 This book was written by Shen Defu of the Ming dynasty and punctuated and collated by Yang Wanli. In thirty juan plus one juan of "Supplements," it re…
Sui and Tang: The Formation of an Empire cover
Rating 4.4
Sui and Tang: The Formation of an Empire 孙英刚 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2023 Sui and Tang: The Making of an Empire begins with Emperor Wen of Sui and ends with Empress Wu's rise to power. In this period, aristocratic politics r…
Kublai Khan cover
Rating 4.4
Kublai Khan 周良霄 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2023 Kublai Khan is an important figure in the history of China and the Mongol people. Responding to the needs of social development at the time, he comple…
Sincerity and Truth: A Critical Study of Tao Yuanming cover
Rating 4.3
Sincerity and Truth: A Critical Study of Tao Yuanming 刘奕 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2023 This book is a comprehensive, in-depth study devoted solely to Tao Yuanming. Divided into three parts—the historical world, the spiritual realm, and t…
Sui and Tang: Traces of Rise and Fall cover
Rating 4.3
Sui and Tang: Traces of Rise and Fall 孙英刚 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2023 Sui and Tang: Traces of Rise and Fall begins with the empress's accession to the throne and spans the Kaiyuan golden age to the eve of the An Lushan R…

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)