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ISSN 0169-9563 ISBN 978 90 04 17906 6 Copyright 2009 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands. Chinese literature-History and criticism. 92) Includes bibliographical references and index. Text, performance, and gender in Chinese literature and music : essays in honor of Wilt Idema / edited by Maghiel van Crevel, Tian Yuan Tan, Michel Hockx. Back cover: Wilt Idema in 2007 (photograph by Mylène Siegers).

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Maghiel van Crevel Tian Yuan Tan Michel Hockxįront cover: “Da xu” 大序 (Great Preface), Qinding Shijing zhuanshuo huizuan 欽定詩經傳説彙纂 (Imperial Edition of the Book of Songs with Collected Explanations), ed. Text, Performance, and Gender in Chinese Literature and Music Essays in Honor of Wilt Idema Edited by ter Haar Maghiel van Crevel In co-operation with Text, Performance, and Gender in Chinese Literature and Music Essays in Honor of Wilt Idemaīarend J.