Luo Yuming. A concise history of Chinese literature

Leiden & Boston: Brill, 2011. — xxvii, 987 p. — (Brill’s humanities in China library, vol 4/1) — ISBN: 9789004203662, set (2 volumes)
骆玉明：简明中国文学史；translated by Ye Yang.Even a short and brief history of literature may be written in many different ways. Ths book aims to provide a higher level of information, and it also hopes to introduce, within a limited scope, a clear and complete account of the essentials and general sequence of the development of premodern Chinese literature. While I was writing the book, I had to keep reminding myself of its small scope and restricted length, and try my best to present clear ideas in concise language. Perhaps, precisely because of such an effort on my part, the reader may have an easier and more immediate access to the knowledge of our literary history.