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In addition to these features, the reader can browse through the chronological overview on the history of literature (navigation bar to the right), consult the section on <a href="literature_theme.html">literary genres</a> (different from those in the four categories) or get information on important terms and themes in literature via the "<a href="literature_terms.html">Terms</a>" section.</p> <table id="t05"> <tr> <th colspan="3">Confucian Classics</th> </tr> <tr> <td width="25%">易經 (周易)</td> <td><a href="Classics/yijing.html"><i>Yijing</i></a> (<i>Zhouyi</i>)</td> <td>"The Book of Changes"</td> </tr> <tr> <td>尚書 (書經)</td> <td><a href="Classics/shangshu.html"><i>Shangshu</i></a> (<i>Shujing</i>)</td> <td>"The Book of Dokuments"</td> </tr> <tr> <td>詩經 (毛詩)</td> <td><a href="Classics/shijing.html"><i>Shijing</i></a> (<i>Maoshi</i>)</td> <td>"The Book of Songs"</td> </tr> <tr> <td>周禮</td> <td><a href="Classics/zhouli.html"><i>Zhouli</i></a></td> <td>"Rites of the Zhou"</td> </tr> <tr> <td>儀禮</td> <td><a href="Classics/yili.html"><i>Yili</i></a></td> <td>"Rites and Ceremonies"</td> </tr> <tr> <td>禮記</td> <td><a href="Classics/liji.html"><i>Liji</i></a></td> <td>"Records of Rites"</td> </tr> <tr> <td>春秋左傳</td> <td><a href="Classics/chunqiuzuozhuan.html"><i>Chunqiu-Zuozhuan</i></a></td> <td>"The Spring and Autumn Annals" and Zuo's Commentary</td> </tr> <tr> <td>孝經</td> <td><a href="Classics/xiaojing.html"><i>Xiaojing</i></a></td> <td>"The Book of Filial Piety"</td> </tr> <tr> <td>孟子</td> <td><a href="Classics/mengzi.html"><i>Mengzi</i></a></td> <td>"Master Meng"</td> </tr> <tr> <td>論語</td> <td><a href="Classics/lunyu.html"><i>Lunyu</i></a></td> <td>"The Confucian Analects"</td> </tr> <tr> <td>中庸</td> <td><a href="Classics/zhongyong.html"><i>Zhongyong</i></a></td> <td>"The Doctrine of the Mean"</td> </tr> <tr> <td>大學</td> <td><a href="Classics/daxue.html"><i>Daxue</i></a></td> <td>"The Great Learning"</td> </tr> <tr> <td>經解</td> <td><a 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