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Legends of the Warring States: Persuasions, romances, and stories from Chan-kuo tsʻe
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Legends of the Warring States

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Legends of the Warring States Persuasions, Romances, and Stories from

Chan-kuo Ts’e Selected, Translated, and Edited By J. I. gRUMP The University o f Michigan

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Published by Center for Chinese Studies The University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104-1608 © 1998 The Regents of the University of Michigan All rights reserved © The paper used in this publication meets the requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences— Permanence of Paper for Publications and Documents in Libraries and Archives ANSI/NISO/Z39.48—1992. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Crump, J. I. (James Irving), 1921Legends of the warring states : persuasions, romances, and stories from Chan-kuo ts’e / selected, translated, and edited by J. I. Crump. p. cm. — (Michigan monographs in Chinese Studies; 83) Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-89264-127-4 (alk. paper). ISBN 0-89264-129-0 (pbk.) 1. China—History—Warring States, 403-221 B.C. —Anecdotes. 2. Chan-kuo ts’e. I. Chan-kuo ts’e. English. Selections. 1999. II. Title. III. Series. DS747.2.C725 1999 931’.03—dc21 98-36393 CIP

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le g - e n d (le j 'a n d ) l .a A n unverified story handed dow n from earlier times, esp. one popularly believed to be historical, b. A collection o f these.

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Contents Illustrations Foreword Acknowledgments Preface Abbreviations

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Preamble on Chan-kuo Ts ’e

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One— Four Romances The Romance of Fan Chii The Romance o f Chang Yi The Romance of Su Ch’in The Romance of Ch’un-shen Chun

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