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ALLEN, Joseph Roe. An Introductory Study of Narrative Structure in the Shi ji. Chinese Literature: Essays, Articles, Reviews (CLEAR). 1981, roč. 3, čís. 1, s. 31–66. Dostupné online [cit. 2021-10-03]. ISSN0161-9705. DOI10.2307/495336.
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