A Selection From The Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties

韩愈 Han Yu 获麟解 Kylin, the Chinese Unicorn-Meaning for Its Appearing 龙说 On Dragons 医说 On the Treatment of Illness 马说 On Horses 祭十二郎文 Oration-In Memory of My Nephew 师说 OnTeachers 原道 The Original Way 柳宗元 Liu Zongyuan 捕蛇者说 The Snake HUnter 临江之麋 The Fawn of Linjiang 黔之驴 The Donkey of Qian 永某氏之鼠 The Rats of a Yong's Householder 永州八记 Eight Travel Journals on the State of Yong 一、始得西山宴游记 I.My Virgin Trip to 'the Banquet' in the Western Hill 二、钴镯潭记 II.TamGumu 三、钴鉧潭西小丘记 III.The Knoll to the West of Tam Gumu 四、至小丘西小石潭记 IV.The Small Rock Pond West of the Knoll 五、袁家渴记 V The Tributary ofthe Yuans 六、石渠记 VI.The Rock Flume 七、石涧记 VII.The Rock Gorge 八、小石城山记 VIII.The Small Rock Castle Hill 欧阳修 Ouyang Xiu 醉翁亭记 The Pavilion of an Old Drunkard 秋声赋 Autunm Sound 鸣蝉赋 The Chirping of a Cicada 朋党论 On Coterie 伶官传序 Preface to Biography ofPerformers 苏洵 Su Xun 六国论 On the Six States 管仲论 On Guan Zhong 苏轼 Su Shi 前赤壁赋 My First Visit to the Red Cliff 后赤壁赋 My Second Visit to the Red Cliff 放鹤亭记 The Crane Pavilion 石钟山记 Mount Rock Bell 留侯论 On the Marquis of Liu 苏辙 Su Zhe 武昌九曲亭记 The Pavilion on the Winding Mountain Ranges in Wuchang 王安石 WangAnshi 兴贤 Advocacy of Talents 游褒禅山记 A Visit to Mount Baochan 伤仲永之泯然 Lament Over the Oblivion of Zhongyong 曾巩 Zeng Gong 墨池记 The Story ofthe Ink Pool