scope, I r e a liz e d th a t i t was worthy o f being p u b lished. I am g ra te fu l to the Faculty o f Asian S tu d ie s, A u stralian N ational U n iv e rsity , for i t s i n t e r e s t in and support o f th i s p ro je c t. Although the b ib lio g rap h y attem pts to l i s t a l l Ph.D. (or i t s equiva le n t) d is s e r ta tio n s on Chinese l i t e r a t u r e , i t does not l i s t M.A. d is s e r ta t io n s. When a Ph.D. d is s e r ta tio n is superseded by the a u th o r's published work in book form, only the book is l i s t e d ; European d is s e r ta tio n s when published are l i s t e d as books. I have consulted the follow ing sources in the course of the com pilation and e d itin g :