(Library of Chinese Classics)The Verse of Chu

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Author: Zhuo Zhenying
Language: Chinese and English bilingual
ISBN/ISSN: 7543840286
2006; Hardcover;240*160mm;237pages

The Verse of Chu, which dates back to the Warring States Period (475 BC -211 BC), is the sources of Chinese poetry and in a broader sense, of Chinese culture. Included in this book are twenty-six pieces composed by the representative writer Qu Yuan, and two pieces by Song Yu. Eloquent, full of variety, rich in figures of speech and tinctured with the refined vernacular expressions of Chu, these works, in which the pursuit of the ideal subtly merges with artistic imagination and mystical conception, exude with literary grace and the spirit of active romanticism. They relate the poets' sorrowful frustrations, lash at the evil forces, and lay bare the poets' patriotic humanistic sentiments and truth-seeking spirit.
The English translation is not only a faithful reproduction of the original in form and content, but it has also assimilated the latest research results in the field in question.

Table of Contents

I. Tales of Woe
II The Nine Hymns
III. Inquiries into the Universe
IV. The Nine Songs
V. The Pilgrimage
VI. Making Choices through Divination
VII. A Dialogue with the Fisherman
VIII. Requiem
IX. The Grand Requiem
X. The Nine Cantos

 


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