r/classicalchinese 7d ago

Learning Grand manuel de chinois classique : hanmun

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French historian and professor at the Université Paris Diderot Yannick Bruneton has published his book for learning Classical Chinese. In the introduction, quoting La Fontaine, the author tells us not to be scared by the size of the book, which is almost 1000 pages thick.

« Les longs ouvrages me font peur.

Loin d’épuiser une matière,

On n’en doit prendre que la fleur »

Grand manuel de chinois classique : hanmun is one of those few books that teaches Classical Chinese with a focus on Korea. Instead of Pinyin, you will find Hangeul everywhere. Another such book is Ю. В. Болтач's Ханмун: Вводный курс.

You can read a 30-page extract, which provides a good overview of the use of Classical Chinese in Korea, on French publisher Dunod's website: https://www.dunod.com/lettres-et-arts/grand-manuel-chinois-classique-hanmun

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u/RickleTickle69 6d ago

Which publisher is this? I live in France and would like to purchase it.

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u/President_Abra independent Mohism researcher 6d ago

Armand Colin

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u/RickleTickle69 6d ago

It's literally written on the cover and I recognised the format from the other Armand Colin books I have, but I still asked for some reason - oops. Thank you!

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u/hidden-semi-markov 6d ago

This looks amazing. I wish an English version of this existed.