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Hi, polyglots.
Have you been fascinated by the use of a language? The texts can preserve the author's emotions and thoughts long after. Here is a list of artistic literature in different cultures.
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| literature | description | place of origin | time of origin |
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an intermediary piece between poetry and prose in which things are described in exhaustive detail | China | Zhou period (c. 1046 BC – 221 BC) |
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an oral strophic poetry declaimed in a colloquial dialect | al-Andalus | 12th century |
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a descriptive verse | Arabia | |
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| literature | translation of literature | author | time | link |
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| Ὀρέστεια
Oresteíā |
Story of Orestes | 5th century BC |
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| Προμηθεὺς Δεσμώτης
Promētheús Desmṓtēs |
Prometheus Bound | between 479 BC and 424 BC |
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| Αἰσώπου Μῦθοι
Aisópou Mýthoi |
Aesop's Fables | before 4th century BC |
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| पञ्चतन्त्र
Pañcatantra |
Five Treatises | before 200 BC |
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| 楚辭
Chǔ Cí |
Verses of Chǔ | 1st century BC |
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| அகநானூறு
Akanāṉūṟu |
Four Hundred Poems in the Akam Genre | between 1st century BC and 5th century |
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| புறநானூறு
Puṟanāṉūṟu |
Four Hundred Poems in the Puṟam Genre | between 1st century BC and 5th century |
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| பட்டினப்பாலை
Paṭṭiṉappālai |
City and Desert | between 1st century and 2nd century |
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| बुद्धचरितम्
Buddhacaritam |
Acts of the Buddha | early 2nd century |
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| இன்னா நாற்பது
Iṉṉā Nāṟpatu |
Forty Undesirable Things | before 125 |
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| பொருநராற்றுப்படை
Porunarāṟṟuppaṭai |
Guide for War Bards | between 180 and 190 |
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| ஐங்குறுநூறு
Aiṅkuṟunūṟu |
Five Hundred Short Poems | between late 2nd century and early 3rd century |
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| குறிஞ்சிப்பாட்டு
Kuṟiñcippāṭṭu |
Song of the Mountains | between late 2nd century and early 3rd century |
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| மதுரைக் காஞ்சி
Maturaikkāñci |
Counsel Addressed to the King of Madurai | between 2nd century and 4th century |
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| நற்றிணை
Natrinai |
Excellent Tinai | between 2nd century and 4th century |
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| நெடுநல்வாடை
Neṭunalvāṭai |
Good Long North Wind | between 2nd century and 4th century |
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| திருமுருகாற்றுப்படை
Tirumurukātṟuppatai |
Guide to Lord Murugan | between 2nd century and 4th century |
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| குறுந்தொகை
Kuṟuntokai |
Short-Collection | between 2nd century and 4th century |
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| ஐந்திணை எழுபது
Aintinai Eḻupatu |
between 2nd century and 5th century |
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| ஐந்திணை ஐம்பது
Aintiṇai Aimpatu |
between 2nd century and 5th century |
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| இனியவை நாற்பது
Iṉiyavai Nāṟpatu |
Forty Desirable Things | between 2nd century and 5th century |
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| களவழி நாற்பது
Kaḷavaḻi Nāṟpatu |
between 2nd century and 5th century |
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| கார் நாற்பது
Kār Nāṟpatu |
between 2nd century and 5th century |
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| நான்மணிக்கடிகை
Nāṉmaṇikkaṭikai |
between 2nd century and 5th century |
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| திணைமாலை நூற்றைம்பது
Tiṇaimālai Nūṟṟaimpatu |
between 2nd century and 5th century |
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| திணைமொழி ஐம்பது
Tiṉaimoḻi Aimpatu |
between 2nd century and 5th century |
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| திரிகடுகம்
Tirikaṭukam |
between 2nd century and 5th century |
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| பழமொழி நானூறு
Paḻamoḻi Nāṉūṟu |
between 2nd century and 5th century |
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| சிறுபஞ்சமூலம்
Ciṟupañcamūlam |
between 2nd century and 5th century |
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| ஏலாதி
Elāti |
between 2nd century and 5th century |
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| கைந்நிலை
Kainnilai |
between 2nd century and 5th century |
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| முதுமொழிக்காஞ்சி
Mutumoḻikkānci |
between 2nd century and 5th century |
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| பெரும்பாணாற்றுப்படை
Perumpāṇāṟṟuppaṭai |
Guide for Bards with the Large Lute | between 2nd century and 5th century |
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| நாலடியார்
Nālaṭiyār |
Four Hundred Quatrains | between 2th century and 5th century |
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| பதிற்றுப்பத்து
Patiṟṟuppattu |
Ten Tens | between 2nd century and 5th century |
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| மலைபடுகடாம்
Malaipaṭukaṭām |
Echo of the Mountains | c. 210 |
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| முல்லைப்பாட்டு
Mullaippāṭṭu |
Jungle Song | c. 230 |
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| கலித்தொகை
Kalittokai |
Kali-Metre Anthology | after 3rd century |
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| பரிபாடல்
Paripādal |
Paripadal-Metre Anthology | between 3rd century and 4th century |
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| சிறுபாணாற்றுப்படை
Ciṟupāṇāṟṟuppaṭai |
Guide for Bards with the Small Lute | between 3rd century and 5 th century
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| 搜神記
Sōu Shén Jì |
In Search of the Supernatural | c. 350 |
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| अभिज्ञानशाकुन्तलम्
Abhijñānaśākuntalam |
The Recognition of Śakuntalā | 4th century |
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| திருக்குறள்
Tirukkuṟaḷ |
Sacred Verses | between 450 and 500 |
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| Psychomachia | Battle of Spirits | early 5th century | ||
| रघुवंशम्
Raghuvaṃśa |
Lineage of Raghu | 5th century |
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| मृच्छकटिकम्
Mṛcchakaṭikam |
The Little Clay Cart | 5th century |
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| ஆசாரக்கோவை
Ācārakkōvai |
between 7th century and 10th century |
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| 萬葉集
Man'yōshū |
anthology of Ten Thousand Leaves | after 759 |
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المعلقات
al-Mu'allaqāt |
Suspended Odes | 8th century |
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| 伊勢物語
Ise Monogatari |
Tales of Ise | after 880 |
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| 竹取物語
Taketori Monogatari |
Tale of the Bamboo Cutter | late 9th century – 10th century |
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| 古今和歌集
Kokin Wakashū |
Collection of Japanese Poems of Ancient and Modern Times | c. 920 |
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| 蜻蛉日記
Kagerō Nikki |
Mayfly Diary | c. 974 |
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| 太平廣記
Tàipíng Guǎng Jì |
Extensive Records of the Tàipíng Era | 978 |
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كتاب الأغاني
Kitāb al-'aghānī |
Book of Songs | 10th century |
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العقد الفريد
al-ʿIqd al-Farīd |
The Unique Necklace | 10th century |
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| 枕草子
Makura no Sōshi |
The Pillow Book | 1002 |
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| 源氏物語
Genji Monogatari |
Tale of Genji | before 1021 |
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گرشاسپنامه
Garšāspnāma |
Book of Garshāsp | 1066 | ||
| La Chanson de Roland | Song of Roland | between 1040 and 1115 |
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قابوسنامه
Qabus-nama |
Book of Kavus | c. 1080 | ||
سیاست نامه
Siyāsatnāmeh |
Book of Politics | 1086 – 1092 | ||
| 紫式部日記
Murasaki Shikibu Nikki |
Diary of Lady Murasaki | 11th century |
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الهی نامه
Elahi Nameh |
Treatise to Theology | 1131 | ||
| De gestis Britonum | On the Deeds of the Britons | c. 1136 |
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حي بن يقظان
Ḥayy ibn Yaqẓān |
Alive Son of Awake | c. 1160 |
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خمسه
Xamse |
Five Treasures | 1163 – 1197 | ||
| 文苑英華
Wényuàn Yīnghuá |
Blossoms in the Garden of Literature | before 1204 |
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| 方丈記
Hōjōki |
Square-Jō Record | 1212 |
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| Слово данила заточеника еже восписа ко своемѹ госѹдарю кнѧѕю ꙗрославѹ володимѣровичю
Slovo danila zatočenika eže vospisa ko svoemu gosudarju knęʒju jaroslavu volodiměrovičju |
The Word Given by the Exile to his Sovereign Prince Roslav Volodymyrovich | between 1213 and 1236 | ||
| Roman de la Rose | The Romance of the Rose | c. 1230 – c. 1275 |
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| 小倉百人一首
Ogura Hyakunin Isshu |
Ogura's One Hundred People, One Poem Each | c. 1235 |
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بوستان
Būstān |
Orchard | 1257 |
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گُلِستان
Golestān |
Rose Garden | 1258 |
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| Legenda aurea | Golden Legend | 1265 |
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الرسالة الكاملية في السيرة النبوية
al-Risālah al-Kāmilīyah fī al-Sīrah al-Nabawīyah |
The Treatise of Kāmil on the Prophet's Biography | between 1268 and 1277 | ||
جوامع الحکایات و لوامع الروایات
Jawāmi ul-Hikāyāt wa Lawāmi' ul-Riwāyāt |
Collections of Stories and Illustrations of Histories | early 13th century | ||
| 宇治拾遺物語
Uji Shūi Monogatari |
Collection of Tales from Uji | early 13th century |
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حديث بياض ورياض
Hadīth Bayāḍ wa Riyāḍ |
Story of Bayāḍ and Riyāḍ | 13th century | ||
| 西廂記
Xīxiāng Jì |
Story of the Western Chamber | c. 1300 |
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| Roman de Fauvel | Romance of Fauvel | 1310 – 1314 | ||
| 感天動地竇娥冤
Gǎn Tiān Dòng Dì Dòu É Yuān |
The Injustice to Dòu É that Touched Heaven and Earth | before 1320 |
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| Divina Commedia | Divine Comedy | c. 1321 |
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| 平家物語
Heike Monogatari |
Tale of the Heike | before 1330 |
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| 徒然草
Tsurezuregusa |
Essays in Idleness | between 1330 and 1332 |
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| Decameron | Ten Days | 1353 |
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| Visio Willelmi de Petro Ploughman | William's Vision of Piers Plowman | c. 1377 |
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| 剪燈新話
Jiǎndēng Xīnhuà |
New Stories After Snuffing the Lamp | 1378 |
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| 三國演義
Sānguó Yǎnyì |
Romance of the Three Kingdoms | 14th century |
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| 太平記
Taiheiki |
Chronicle of Great Peace | 14th century | ||
| 包待制智賺灰欄記
Bāo Dàizhì Zhì Zhuàn Huīlán Jì |
Story of Edict Attendant Bāo's Trick of a Chalk Circle | 14th century |
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کتاب دده قورقود
Kitabi-Dədə Qorqud |
Book of Dədə Qorqud | between 14th century and 15th century | ||
| The Canterbury Tales | The Canterbury Tales | c. 1400 |
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| 新古今和歌集
Shin Kokin Wakashū |
New Collection of Japanese Poems of Ancient and Modern Times | c. 1439 | ||
| 용비어천가
Yongbieocheonga |
Songs of the Dragons Flying to Heaven | 1447 |
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| 金鰲新話
Geumo Sinhwa |
New Tales of Mount Geumo | before 1493 |
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| Den Spyeghel der Salicheyt van Elckerlijc - Hoe dat elckerlijc mensche wert ghedaecht Gode rekeninghe te doen | Den Spyeghel der Salicheyt van Elckerlijc - How Every Human Being is Expected to Give Account to God | c. 1495 |
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| Слово о пълкѹ Игоревѣ
Slovo o pŭlku Igorevě |
Tale of Igor's Campaign | 15th century |
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| 水滸傳
Shuǐhǔ Zhuàn |
Water Margin | before 1524 |
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| The Somonyng of Everyman | The Summoning of Everyman | c. 1530 | ||
| Les Cinq livres des faits et dits de Gargantua et Pantagruel | The Five Books of the Lives and Deeds of Gargantua and Pantagruel | c. 1532 – c. 1564 |
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| Essais | Essays | 1580 |
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| 西遊記
Xīyóu Jì |
Journey to the West | c. 1592 |
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| Romeo and Juliet | Romeo and Juliet | 1597 |
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| 牡丹亭
Mǔdān Tíng |
Peony Pavilion | 1598 |
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| Hamlet | Hamlet | between 1599 and 1601 |
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| 傳奇漫錄
Truyền kỳ mạn lục |
Casual Records of Transmitted Strange Tales | 16th century | ||
| 曾我物語
Soga Monogatari |
Tale of the Soga Brothers | 16th century | ||
| The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice | The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice | c. 1603 |
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| Don Quijote de la Mancha | Mister Quijote from la Mancha | 1605 – 1615 |
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| King Lear | King Lear | c. 1605 |
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| The Tragedie of Macbeth | The Tragedie of Macbeth | c. 1606 |
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| 金瓶梅
Jīn Píng Méi |
Plum in the Golden Vase | c. 1610 |
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| おもろおさうし
Omoro O-Saushi |
Book of Songs | before 1619 | ||
| 喻世明言
Yù Shì Míng Yán |
Stories to Enlighten the World | 1620 |
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| 警世通言
Jǐng Shì Tōng Yán |
Stories to Caution the World | 1624 |
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| 醒世恆言
Xǐng Shì Héng Yán |
Stories to Awaken the World | 1627 |
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| 初刻拍案驚奇
Chūkè Pāi'àn Jīngqí |
Slapping the Table in Amazement at the First Kè | 1628 |
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| 二刻拍案驚奇
Èrkè Pāi'àn Jīngqí |
Slapping the Table in Amazement at the Second Kè | 1632 |
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| 濟公全傳
Jìgōng Quánzhuàn |
Complete Stories of Jì Gōng | c. 1660 |
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| Fables de La Fontaine | Fables of La Fontaine | 1668 – 1694 |
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| The Pilgrim's Progress from This World, to That Which Is to Come | The Pilgrim's Progress from This World, to That Which Is to Come | 1678 – 1684 |
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| 好色一代男
Kōshoku Ichidai Otoko |
Life of an Amorous Man | 1682 | ||
| 好色一代女
Kōshoku Ichidai Onna |
Life of an Amorous Woman | 1686 | ||
| 長生殿
Chángshēng Diàn |
Palace of Eternal Life | 1688 |
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| Paradise Lost | Paradise Lost | 1695 |
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| 隋唐演義
Suí–Táng Yǎnyì |
Romance of Suí and Táng Dynasties | 1695 |
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| 古文觀止
Gǔwén Guānzhǐ |
The Most Prominent Ancient-Style Essays | 1695 |
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| 桃花扇
Táohuā Shàn |
Peach Blossom Fan | 1699 |
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| 洪吉童傳
Hong Gildong Jeon |
Biography of Hong Gildong | between late 16th century and early 17th century |
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| Ερωτόκριτος
Erotokritos |
Erotokritos | early 17th century |
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| 東周列國志
Dōngzhōu Lièguó Zhì |
Chronicles of the Eastern Zhōu Kingdoms | 17th century |
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| 壬辰錄
Imjillok |
Record of the Imjin War | 17th century | ||
| 三遂平妖傳
Sānsuì Píngyāo Zhuàn |
The Three Suì Quash the Yāoguàis' Revolt | 17th century |
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| 醒世姻緣傳
Xǐngshì Yīnyuán Zhuàn |
Story of a Marital Fate to Awaken the World | 17th century |
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| おくのほそ道
Oku no Hosomichi |
Narrow Road to the Interior | 1702 |
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| 全唐詩
Quántáng Shī |
Complete Táng Poems | 1705 |
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| The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner: Who lived Eight and Twenty Years, all alone in an un-inhabited Island on the Coast of America, near the Mouth of the Great River of Oroonoque; Having been cast on Shore by Shipwreck, wherein all the Men perished but himself. An Account how he was at last as strangely deliver'd by Pyrates. Written by Himself. | The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner: Who lived Eight and Twenty Years, all alone in an un-inhabited Island on the Coast of America, near the Mouth of the Great River of Oroonoque; Having been cast on Shore by Shipwreck, wherein all the Men perished but himself. An Account how he was at last as strangely deliver'd by Pyrates. Written by Himself. | 1719 |
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| Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships | Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships | 1726 |
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| 說唐演義全傳
Shuōtáng Yǎnyì Quánzhuàn |
Complete Romance of Táng Dynasty | c. 1730 |
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| The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling | The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling | 1749 |
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| 儒林外史
Rúlín Wàishǐ |
Unofficial History of the Scholars | 1750 |
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| Candide, ou l'Optimisme | Candide: or, All for the Best | 1759 |
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| The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman | The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman | 1759 – 1767 |
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| 唐詩三百首
Tángshī Sānbǎi Shǒu |
Three Hundred Táng poems | 1763 |
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| 聊齋誌異
Liáozhāi Zhìyì |
Strange Tales from a Studio of Leisure | 1766 |
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ألف ليلة وليلة
ʾAlf Laylah wa-Laylah |
One Thousand and One Nights | 1775 |
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| 雨月物語
Ugetsu Monogatari |
Tales of Moonlight and Rain | 1776 |
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| 歧路燈
Qílù Dēng |
Lamp at the Fork in the Road | 1777 |
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| Paul et Virginie | Paul and Virginia | 1788 |
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| 子不語
Zǐ Bù Yǔ |
What the Master Would Not Discuss | 1788 |
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| 狄公案
Dígōng Àn |
Cases of Judge Dí | 18th century |
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| 閱微草堂筆記
Yuèwēi Cǎotáng Bǐjì |
Notes of the Thatched Abode of Close Observations | 1800 |
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| 東海道中膝栗毛
Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige |
Maroon-Horse-like Shanks in Tōkaidō | 1802 – 1822 |
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| Faust | Faust | 1806 – 1831 |
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| Der Schweizerische Robinson | The Swiss Robinson | 1812 |
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| Kinder- und Hausmärchen | Children's and Household Tales | 1812 – 1858 |
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| Pride and Prejudice | Pride and Prejudice | 1813 |
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| Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus | Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus | 1818 |
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| Andersens eventyr | Andersen's fairy tales | 1820s – 1870s |
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| 鏡花緣
Jìng Huā Yuán |
Marriage of Flowers in the Mirror | 1827 |
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| La Comédie humaine | The Human Comedy | 1829 – 1848 |
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| Le Rouge et le Noir | The Red and the Black | 1830 |
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| The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, Containing a Faithful Record of the Perambulations, Perils, Travels, Adventures and Sporting Transactions of the Corresponding Members | The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, Containing a Faithful Record of the Perambulations, Perils, Travels, Adventures and Sporting Transactions of the Corresponding Members | 1836 |
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| David Copperfield | David Copperfield | 1836 – 1837 |
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| Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress | Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress | 1837 – 1839 |
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| Герой нашего времени
Gerój nášego vrémeni |
A Hero of Our Time | 1839 |
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| Мертвыя души
Myórtvyye dúshi |
Dead Souls | 1842 |
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| A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. | A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. | 1843 |
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| Les Trois Mousquetaires | The Three Musketeers | 1844 |
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| Agnes Grey, A Novel | Agnes Grey, A Novel | 1847 |
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| Jane Eyre: An Autobiography | Jane Eyre: An Autobiography | 1847 |
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| Wuthering Heights | Wuthering Heights | 1847 |
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| Vanity Fair | Vanity Fair | 1847 – 1848 |
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| The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery | The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery | 1849 |
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| Moby-Dick; or, The Whale | Moby-Dick; or, The Whale | 1851 |
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| La Dame aux Camélias | The Lady of the Camellias | 1852 |
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| Walden; or, Life in the Woods | Walden; or, Life in the Woods | 1854 |
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| A Tale of Two Cities | A Tale of Two Cities | 1859 |
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| Обломов
Oblomov |
Oblomov | 1859 |
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| Max Havelaar; of, De koffi-veilingen der Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappy | Max Havelaar; or, The Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company | 1860 |
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| Great Expectations | Great Expectations | 1860 – 1861 |
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| Отцы и дѣти
Otcy i deti |
Fathers and Children | 1862 |
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| Les Misérables | The Wretched | 1862 |
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| Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | 1865 |
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| Война и миръ
Voyna i mir |
War and Peace | 1865 – 1867 |
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| Преступленіе и наказаніе
Prestupleniye i nakazaniye |
Crime and Punishment | 1866 |
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| Кому на Руси жить хорошо
Komú na Rusí zhit' horoshó |
Who Can Be Happy and Free in Russia | 1866 – 1877 |
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| 紅樓夢
Hónglóu Mèng |
Dream of the Red Chamber | 1868 |
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| Vingt Mille Lieues sous les mers | Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas | 1869 – 1870 |
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| Seitsemän veljestä | The Seven Brothers | 1870 |
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| Исторiя одного города
Istoriya odnogo goroda |
The History of a Town | 1870 |
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| Venus im Pelz | Venus in Furs | 1870 |
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| The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | 1876 |
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| Black Beauty: His Grooms and Companions, the Autobiography of a Horse | Black Beauty: His Grooms and Companions, the Autobiography of a Horse | 1877 |
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| Анна Каренина
Anna Karenina |
Anna Karenina | 1878 |
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| 兒女英雄傳
Érnǚ Yīngxióng Zhuàn |
Tale of the Heroic Boy and Girl | 1878 |
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| 忠烈俠義傳
Zhōngliè Xiáyì Zhuàn |
Tale of Loyal Heroes and Righteous Gallants | 1879 |
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| Boule de Suif | Ball of Lard | 1880 |
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| Господа Головлёвы
Gospoda Golovlyovy |
Golovlyov Family | 1880 |
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| Heidi | Heidi | 1880 – 1881 |
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| Le avventure di Pinocchio. Storia di un burattino | The Adventures of Pinocchio. Story of a Puppet | 1881 – 1882 |
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| Also sprach Zarathustra: Ein Buch für Alle und Keinen | Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None | 1883 – 1885 |
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| Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | 1884 |
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| She | She | 1887 |
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| Canon of Sherlock Holmes | Canon of Sherlock Holmes | 1887 – 1927 |
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| The Picture of Dorian Gray | The Picture of Dorian Gray | 1895 |
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| The Importance of Being Earnest, a Trivial Comedy for Serious People | The Importance of Being Earnest, a Trivial Comedy for Serious People | 1895 |
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| The Red Badge of Courage | The Red Badge of Courage | 1895 |
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| The Time Machine | The Time Machine | 1895 |
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| The Island of Doctor Moreau | The Island of Doctor Moreau | 1896 |
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| Cyrano de Bergerac | Cyrano de Bergerac | 1897 |
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| Dracula | Dracula | 1897 |
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| The Invisible Man | The Invisible Man | 1897 |
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| The War of the Worlds | The War of the Worlds | 1898 |
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| Воскресеніе
Voskreséniye |
Resurrection | 1899 |
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| 田禹治傳
Jeon Uchi Jeon |
Tale of Jeon Uchi | 18th – 19th century |
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| Op Hoop van Zegen | Hoping for the Best | 1900 |
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| Песня о Буревестнике
Pesnya o Burevestnike |
The Song of the Stormy Petrel | 1901 |
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| Altneuland | The Old New Land | 1902 |
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| The Tale of Peter Rabbit | The Tale of Peter Rabbit | 1902 |
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| 老殘遊記
Lǎo Cán Yóujì |
Travels of Lǎo Cán | between 1904 and 1905 |
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| 吾輩は猫である
Wagahai wa Neko de Aru |
I Am a Cat | 1905 |
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| Anne of Green Gables | Anne of Green Gables | 1908 |
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| The Wind in the Willows | The Wind in the Willows | 1908 |
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| 遠野物語
Tōno Monogatari |
Collection of Tales of Tōno | 1910 |
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| গীতাঞ্জলি
Gitanjali |
Song Offerings | 1910 |
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| বুঢ়ী আইৰ সাধু
Burhi Air Xadhu |
Grand Mother's Tales | 1911 |
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| À la recherche du temps perdu | In Search of Lost Time | 1913 – 1927 |
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| こゝろ
Kokoro |
Heart | 1914 |
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| Die Verwandlung | The Metamorphosis | 1915 |
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| The Age of Innocence | The Age of Innocence | 1920 |
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| Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka za světové války | The Fateful Adventures of the Good Soldier Švejk During the World War | 1921 – 1923 |
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| Siddhartha: Eine Indische Dichtung | Siddhartha: An Indian novel | 1922 |
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| The Waste Land | The Waste Land | 1922 |
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| The Prophet | The Prophet | 1923 |
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| 吶喊
Nàhǎn |
Outcry | 1923 |
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| Der Zauberberg | The Magic Mountain | 1924 | ||
| The Great Gatsby | The Great Gatsby | 1925 |
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| 徬徨
Pánghuáng |
Wandering | 1926 |
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| Verwirrung der Gefühle | Confusion of Feelings | 1927 |
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| Narziß und Goldmund | Narcissus and Goldmund | 1930 | ||
| 朝花夕拾
Zhāo Huā Zī Shí |
Morning Blossoms Gathered at Dusk | 1932 |
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| Как закалялась сталь
Kak zakalyalas stal |
How the Steel Was Tempered | 1932 – 1934 | ||
| Gone with the Wind | Gone with the Wind | 1936 |
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| The Hobbit, or There and Back Again | The Hobbit, or There and Back Again | 1937 | ||
| Finnegans Wake | Finnegans Wake | 1939 |
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| Belenggoe | Shackles | 1940 | ||
| Le Petit Prince | The Little Prince | 1943 | ||
| Das Glasperlenspiel | The Glass Bead Game | 1943 | ||
| Animal Farm: A Fairy Story | Animal Farm: A Fairy Story | 1945 | ||
| Βίος και Πολιτεία του Αλέξη Ζορμπά
Víos kai Politeía tou Aléxē Zorbá |
Life and Times of Alexis Zorbas | 1946 | ||
| Молодая гвардия
Molodája gvárdija |
The Young Guard | 1946 | ||
| Nineteen Eighty-Four | Nineteen Eighty-Four | 1945 | ||
| The Lord of the Rings | The Lord of the Rings | 1954 – 1955 | ||
| Ο Τελευταίος Πειρασμός
O Teleftéos Pirasmós |
The Last Temptation of Christ | 1955 |
Groups[edit | edit source]
| group | translation of group | literature |
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| 二拍
Èr Pāi |
Two Slappings |
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| எட்டுத்தொகை
Eṭṭuttokai |
Eight Collections |
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| பதினெண்மேல்கணக்கு
Patiṉeṇmēlkaṇakku |
Eighteen Greater Texts |
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| பதினெண்கீழ்கணக்கு
Patiṉeṇkīḻkaṇakku |
Eighteen Lesser Texts |
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| பத்துப்பாட்டு
Pattuppāṭṭu |
Ten Lays |
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| 三大随筆
Sandai Zuihitsu |
Three Great Zuihitsu |
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| 三言
Sān Yán |
Three Stories |
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| 四大名劇
Sìdà Míngjù |
Four Best-Known Dramas |
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| 四大名著
Sìdà Míngzhù |
Four Best-Known Works |
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| 四大奇書
Sìdà Qíshū |
Four Wonderous Books |
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| 宋四大書
Sòng Sìdà Shū |
Four Great Books of Sòng Dynasty |
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