The Ch'un Ts'ew

CONTENTS.



preface.

I. THE PROLEGOMENA.

CHAPTER I.

the nature and value of the ch‘un ts‘ew.


section page
I. 1
II. 6
III. 16
IV. 22
V. 38
appendix
I. 54
II.
A letter questioning the Confucian authorship of the Ch‘un Ts‘ëw, by Yuen Mei.
81


CHAPTER II.

the chronology of the ch‘un ts‘ew.


section
I.
The chronology of the Text;—with tables of solar eclipses, and of the lunar months for the whole period.
85
II.
The dates in the Tso Chuen.
97
III.
Lists of the kings of Chow, and of the princes of the principal fiefs, from the beginning to the close of the Chow dynasty.
102



112


CHAPTER IV.

list of the principal works which have been employed in the preparation of this volume.


section
I.
Chinese Works; with brief notices of them.
136
II. 147
 

II. THE BODY OF THE VOLUME.


book
I. Duke Yin 1
II. ,, Hwan 35
III. ,, Chwang 72
IV. ,, Min 123
V. ,, He 132
VI. ,, Wăn 227
VII. ,, Seuen 284
VIII. ,, Ch·ing 336
IX. ,, Sëang 411
X. ,, Ch‘aou 568
XI. ,, Ting 742
XII. ,, Gae 792
Supplement of Tso 838


III. INDEXES.


I. Index of Subjects. 865
II. Index of Proper Names. 876
III. Index of Chinese characters and phrases 888