Textbook Recommendations
Michael A. Fuller's An Introduction to Literary Chinese
A new second edition was published in 2024. Each lesson begins with an overview of the lesson, introduces an exemplary text, and provides a glossary, notes, and practice exercises.
A scan of the second edition is available online on zlib.
Kai Vogelsang's Introduction to Classical Chinese
Published in 2021. Each lesson focuses on teaching a certain aspect of Classical Chinese grammar. This book has a very robust of classifification of verbs. Great book to use as a reference as well.
Positives:
- Gives clear and detailed explanations on Classical Chinese grammar and usage of specific words by breaking sentences down into the smallest units possible.
- Machine-readable.
- Many practice excersizes.
- Comes with a Yomitan Dictionary built specifically for this textbook
Negatives:
- Excersizes do not have an answer key so you will be forced to ask for help or google the quote for more context if you run into trouble.
- A grammar heavy approach is not for everyone.
- Prefers not translating provided examples.
It is highly recommended to use the popup Vogelsang dictionary from Yomitan alongside this book, preferably in the Yomitan PDF Viewer
The PDF is also available on zlib or anna's archive