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How to Read Chinese Poetry: A Guided Anthology

by Zong-qi Cai

ISBN13: 9780231511889
ISBN10: 0231511884
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In this guided anthology, experts lead students through the major genres and eras of Chinese poetry from antiquity to the modern time. The volume is divided into 6 chronological sections and features more than 140 examples of the best shi, sao, fu, ci, and qu poems. A comprehensive introduction and extensive thematic table of contents highlight the thematic, formal, and prosodic features of Chinese poetry, and each chapter is written by a scholar who specializes in a particular period or genre. Poems are presented in Chinese and English and are accompanied by a tone-marked romanized version, an explanation of Chinese linguistic and poetic conventions, and recommended reading strategies. Sound recordings of the poems are available online free of charge. These unique features facilitate an intense engagement with Chinese poetical texts and help the reader derive aesthetic pleasure and insight from these works as one could from the original.

Thematic contents — A note on how to use this anthology — Major Chinese dynasties — List of symbols — Introduction: Major aspects of Chinese poetry / Zong-qi Cai — Pt. 1. Pre-Qin times. Tetrasyllabic Shi poetry: The book of poetry (Shijing) / William H. Nienhauser, Jr. ; Sao poetry: The lyrics of Chu (Chuci) / Fusheng Wu — Pt. 2. The Han dynasty. Fu poetry: an ancient-style rhapsody (Gufu) / David R. Knechtges ; Shi poetry: Music Bureau poems (Yuefu) / Jui-lung Su ; Pentasyllabic Shi poetry: The "nineteen old poems" / Zong-qi Cai — Pt. 3. The six dynasties. Pentasyllabic Shi poetry: Landscape and farmstead poems / Wendy Stewart ; Pentasyllabic Shi poetry: new topics / Xiaofei Tian — Pt. 4. The Tang dynasty. Recent-style Shi poetry: Pentasyllabic regulated verse (Wuyan l

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ISBN:: 9780231511889
Author:: Cai, Zong-qi
Publisher:: Columbia University Press
Editor:: Cai, Zongqi
Edited by:: Zong-qi Cai
Author:: Cai, Zong-Qi
Author:: Zong-qi Cai
Subject:: General
Subject:: Asian - General
Subject:: Chinese poetry
Subject:: Translations into english
Subject:: Chinese poetry -- History and criticism.
Subject:: Chinese poetry -- Translations into English.
Subject:: Poetry
Subject:: Asian - Chinese
Subject:: Anthologies-Miscellaneous International Poetry
Subject:: Foreign Languages-Chinese Readers
Subject:: Literary Criticism : General
Subject:: Poetry -Anthologies
Subject:: Chinese poetry - History and criticism
Subject:: Poetry : General
Subject:: Literary Criticism : Asian - General
Subject:: Poetry-A to Z
Subject:: Poetry : Asian
Subject:: main_subject
Subject:: all_subjects
Publication Date:: November 2007
Binding:: eBooks
Language:: English
Pages:: 544

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Fiction and Poetry » Anthologies » Poetry
Fiction and Poetry » Literature » A to Z
Fiction and Poetry » Poetry » A to Z
Humanities » Literary Criticism » General

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