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The songs of the south : an ancient Chinese anthology of poems by Qu Yuan and other poets
- Title
- The songs of the south : an ancient Chinese anthology of poems by Qu Yuan and other poets / translated, annotated, and introduced by David Hawkes.
- Publication
- Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England ; New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Penguin Books, 1985.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Hawkes, David
- Description
- 352 pages : maps; 20 cm.
- Summary
- "Dating from the second century AD, this anthology is the second- oldest collection of Chinese poems in existence. The poems, originating from the state of Chu and rooted in Shamanism, are grouped under seventeen titles and contain all that we know of Chinese poetry's ancient beginnings. The earliest poems were composed in the fourth century BC, and almost half of them are traditionally ascribed to Qu Yuan. In his introduction to this edition, David Hawkes provides a fascinating discussion of the history of these poems and their context, styles, and themes."--Publisher description.
- Series Statement
- Penguin classics
- Uniform Title
- Chu ci (Ancient Chinese poems). English.
- Penguin classics.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- poetry.
- Poetry.
- Translations.
- Translations (form)
- Poems (texts)
- Poésie.
- Note
- Translation of: Chu ci.
- ISBN
- 0140443754
- 9780140443752
- LCCN
- 86110526
- OCLC
- ocm13148046
- 13148046
- SCSB-641615
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library