The Poetry of Cao Zhi

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Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 1501506978
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (15 download)

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Book Synopsis The Poetry of Cao Zhi by : Robert Joe Cutter

Download or read book The Poetry of Cao Zhi written by Robert Joe Cutter and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2021-03-22 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a translation of the complete poems and fu of Cao Zhi (192–232), one of China’s most famous poets. Cao Zhi lived during a tumultuous age, a time of intrepid figures and of bold and violent acts that have captured the Chinese imagination across the centuries. His father Cao Cao (155–220) became the most powerful leader in a divided empire, and on his death, Cao Zhi’s elder brother Cao Pi (187–226) engineered the abdication of the last Han emperor, establishing himself as the founding emperor of the Wei Dynasty (220–265). Although Cao Zhi wanted to play an active role in government and military matters, he was not allowed to do so, and he is remembered as a writer. The Poetry of Cao Zhi contains in its body one hundred twenty-eight pieces of poetry and fu. The extant editions of Cao Zhi’s writings differ in the number of pieces they contain and present many textual variants. The translations in this volume are based on a valuable edition of Cao’s works by Ding Yan (1794–1875), and are supplemented by robust annotations, a brief biography of Cao Zhi, and an introduction to the poetry by the translator.

Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River

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Publisher : Astra Publishing House
ISBN 13 : 9888341944
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (883 download)

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Download or read book Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River written by Ye Luying and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 2020-01-01 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River is an ancient Chinese poem created by Cao Zhi, a writer living in the state of Wei during the Three Kingdoms period (c. 220-280 CE). In his tale, Cao Zhi is returning from the capital to his own land when he stops at the Luo River for a rest, where he sees a vision of the goddess so powerful that he instantly falls in love with her. Cao sees a nymph of peerless beauty “as elegant as a startled swan and supple as a swimming dragon”. Though he’s swept away by her ethereal beauty, it’s a love that isn’t meant to be. With its high production values and amazingly-detailed-multi-page foldout spreads, this is a special book that will entice art lovers of all ages.

Rhetoric and the Discourses of Power in Court Culture

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Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 9780295984506
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (845 download)

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Download or read book Rhetoric and the Discourses of Power in Court Culture written by David R. Knechtges and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Key royal courts - in Han, Tang, and Song dynasty China; medieval and renaissance Europe; and Heian and Muromach Japan--are examined in this comparative and interdisciplinary volume as loci of power and as entities that establish, influence, or counter the norms of a larger society. Contributions by twelve scholars are organized into sections on the rhetoric of persuasion, taste, communication, gender, and natural nobility.

Written at Imperial Command

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Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780791473702
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (737 download)

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Book Synopsis Written at Imperial Command by : Fusheng Wu

Download or read book Written at Imperial Command written by Fusheng Wu and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2009-01-08 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores both the literary features and historical context of poetry written for imperial rulers during China’s early medieval period.

Gao's 41 Songs for Birthdays and Famous Chinese Ancient Poetry

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Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0359132545
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (591 download)

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Book Synopsis Gao's 41 Songs for Birthdays and Famous Chinese Ancient Poetry by : Johnson K. Gao

Download or read book Gao's 41 Songs for Birthdays and Famous Chinese Ancient Poetry written by Johnson K. Gao and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-10-04 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has 144 pages, containing 41 songs, including birthday songs and songs created for the ancient Chinese famous poetry. Mr. Lee Zhong-hua, at the age of 91 in 2016, wrote a piece of calligraphy for the authosr's poem "Autumn Fog", which was used as the cover. In addition, the author also adapted several world-famous Chinese poems, such as written by Li Bai, Su Shi, Zhang Ji, Cao Zhi, Liu Yu-xi and Confucius, into songs. It becames a cultural ambassador for the East, West, the present and the future. Several new birthday songs have enriched the famous "Happy Birthday to you!" song. Tao Yuanming, Bai Ju-yi, Du Fu, Lu You and Su Shi's poems were composed for 6 songs. A song for a long poem by Bai Yu-yi is unique, that brings the song book to its top. Now the total pieces of songs is 41 pieces. Some songs might become historic records in the future. The price at Amazon and Barnes & Noble book stores is none profit. (亞馬遜和巴恩斯-諾布爾書店的價格是非盈利的。)

Winter Sun

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Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806184566
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)

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Book Synopsis Winter Sun by : Shi Zhi

Download or read book Winter Sun written by Shi Zhi and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2012-09-04 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shi Zhi has been a major force in Chinese poetry since 1968, when several of his poems were circulated as secret handwritten manuscripts in the midst of China’s Cultural Revolution. He gave voice to the aspirations of dispirited youth, and although once relegated to obscurity, he is today celebrated as one of China’s most important cultural influences, having spawned the modern Chinese poetry revolution of the 1980s. This collection of Shi Zhi’s most significant poems, featuring an afterword by the poet himself, is the first book-length publication of his work in English. Born as Guo Lusheng in 1948, at the height of the Chinese Civil War, Shi Zhi joined the People’s Liberation Army at the age of twenty-three. Discharged early, he entered into a period of severe depression and spent much of the next three decades living in mental hospitals under harsh conditions. Taking the pen name of Shi Zhi, meaning “index finger,” to evoke the image of people pointing at his back, he continued to write poetry through these tumultuous years, chronicling his journey from the heights of fame to the depths of institutionalism and ultimately to a final redemptive return to society in 2005. The voice of this besieged poet, burdened with exile and illness, captured the spirit of his generation and now inspires young readers. By presenting Shi Zhi’s poems in chronological order, Winter Sun allows readers to appreciate the evolution of his poetry from his earliest work to his most recent poems. Masterfully translated by Jonathan Stalling, and with an introduction by leading poetry critic Zhang Qinqua, this landmark collection ensures that Shi Zhi’s poetry—so important to Chinese readers during the most challenging of times—will engage the hearts and minds of new readers the world over for years to come.

An Introduction to Chinese Poetry

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 1684175836
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (841 download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Chinese Poetry written by Michael Fuller and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-10-26 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This innovative textbook for learning classical Chinese poetry moves beyond the traditional anthology of poems translated into English and instead brings readers—including those with no knowledge of Chinese—as close as possible to the texture of the poems in their original language. The first two chapters introduce the features of classical Chinese that are important for poetry and then survey the formal and rhetorical conventions of classical poetry. The core chapters present the major poets and poems of the Chinese poetic tradition from earliest times to the lyrics of the Song Dynasty (960–1279).Each chapter begins with an overview of the historical context for the poetry of a particular period and provides a brief biography for each poet. Each of the poems appears in the original Chinese with a word-by-word translation, followed by Michael A. Fuller’s unadorned translation, and a more polished version by modern translators. A question-based study guide highlights the important issues in reading and understanding each particular text.Designed for classroom use and for self-study, the textbook’s goal is to help the reader appreciate both the distinctive voices of the major writers in the Chinese poetic tradition and the grand contours of the development of that tradition."

The Poetry of Meng Haoran

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Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110734699
Total Pages : 533 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book The Poetry of Meng Haoran written by Paul W. Kroll and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2021-07-19 with total page 533 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meng Haoran (689-740) was one of the most important poets of the "High Tang" period, the greatest age of Chinese poetry. In his own time he was famous for his poetry as well as for his distinctive personality. This is the first complete translation into any language of all his extant poetry. Includes original Chinese texts and English translation on facing pages.

The Cambridge History of Chinese Literature

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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521855587
Total Pages : 748 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (555 download)

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Book Synopsis The Cambridge History of Chinese Literature by : Kang-i Sun Chang

Download or read book The Cambridge History of Chinese Literature written by Kang-i Sun Chang and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stephen Owen is James Bryant Conant Professor of Chinese at Harvard University. --Book Jacket.

Reading Medieval Chinese Poetry

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004282068
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Reading Medieval Chinese Poetry written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2014-11-20 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nine renowned sinologists present a range of studies that display the riches of medieval Chinese verse in varied guises. All major verse-forms, including shi, fu, and ci, are examined, with a special focus on poetry’s negotiation with tradition and historical context. Dozens of previously untranslated works are here rendered in English for the first time, and readers will enter a literary culture that was deeply infused with imperatives of wit, learning, and empathy. Among the diverse topics met with in this volume are metaphysical poetry as a medium of social exchange, the place of ruins in Chinese poetry, the reality and imaginary of frontier borderlands, the enigma of misattribution, and how a 19th-century Frenchwoman discovered Tang poetry for the Western world. Contributors include Timothy Wai Keung Chan, Robert Joe Cutter, Ronald Egan, David R. Knechtges, Paul W. Kroll, Stephen Owen, Wendy Swartz, Ding Xiang Warner, and Pauline Yu.

How to Read Chinese Poetry

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Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231139411
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (311 download)

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Book Synopsis How to Read Chinese Poetry by : Zong-qi Cai

Download or read book How to Read Chinese Poetry written by Zong-qi Cai and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. The companion volume How to Read Chinese Poetry Workbook presents 100 famous poems (56 are new selections) in Chinese, English, and romanization, accompanied by prose translation, textual notes, commentaries, and recordings. Contributors: Robert Ashmore (Univ. of California, Berkeley); Zong-qi Cai; Charles Egan (San Francisco State); Ronald Egan (Univ. of California, Santa Barbara); Grace Fong (McGill); David R. Knechtges (Univ. of Washington); Xinda Lian (Denison); Shuen-fu Lin (Univ. of Michigan); William H. Nienhauser Jr. (Univ. of Wisconsin); Maija Bell Samei; Jui-lung Su (National Univ. of Singapore); Wendy Swartz (Columbia); Xiaofei Tian (Harvard); Paula Varsano (Univ. of California, Berkeley); Fusheng Wu (Univ. of Utah)

Imperial Warlord

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004188304
Total Pages : 567 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Imperial Warlord written by Rafe de Crespigny and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2010-08-18 with total page 567 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The warlord Cao Cao, founder of the Three Kingdoms state of Wei, is most commonly known through the romantic tradition of the novel Sanguo yanyi and other dramatic fictions, which portray him as cruel and vicious. In fact, however, Cao Cao was a fine strategist and politician who restored a measure of order after the political turmoil and civil war that brought the end of Han. The present work offers a detailed account of Cao Cao's life and times, using historical materials and the man's own words from official proclamations and personal poetry. Exceptionally for such a distant time, there is sufficient information in the texts to provide a rounded interpretation of one of the great characters of early China. This title has been awarded the Stanislas Julien prize for 2011.

The Poetry of Du Fu

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Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 150150195X
Total Pages : 2741 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book The Poetry of Du Fu written by Stephen Owen and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2015-11-13 with total page 2741 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Complete Poetry of Du Fu presents a complete scholarly translation of Chinese literature alongside the original text in a critical edition. The English translation is more scholarly than vernacular Chinese translations, and it is compelled to address problems that even the best traditional commentaries overlook. The main body of the text is a facing page translation and critical edition of the earliest Song editions and other sources. For convenience the translations are arranged following the sequence in Qiu Zhao’an’s Du shi xiangzhu (although Qiu’s text is not followed). Basic footnotes are included when the translation needs clarification or supplement. Endnotes provide sources, textual notes, and a limited discussion of problem passages. A supplement references commonly used allusions, their sources, and where they can be found in the translation. Scholars know that there is scarcely a Du Fu poem whose interpretation is uncontested. The scholar may use this as a baseline to agree or disagree. Other readers can feel confident that this is a credible reading of the text within the tradition. A reader with a basic understanding of the language of Chinese poetry can use this to facilitate reading Du Fu, which can present problems for even the most learned reader.

A History of Chinese Letters and Epistolary Culture

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004292128
Total Pages : 998 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book A History of Chinese Letters and Epistolary Culture written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2015-05-19 with total page 998 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A History of Chinese Letters and Epistolary Culture is the first publication, in any language, that is dedicated to the study of Chinese epistolary literature and culture in its entirety, from the early empire to the twentieth century. The volume includes twenty-five essays dedicated to a broad spectrum of topics from postal transmission to letter calligraphy, epistolary networks to genre questions. It introduces dozens of letters, often the first translations into English, and thus makes epistolary history palpable in all its vitality and diversity: letters written by men and women from all walks of life to friends and lovers, princes and kings, scholars and monks, seniors and juniors, family members and neighbors, potential patrons, newspaper editors, and many more. With contributions by: Pablo Ariel Blitstein, R. Joe Cutter, Alexei Ditter, Ronald Egan, Imre Galambos, Natascha Gentz, Enno Giele, Natasha Heller, David R. Knechtges, Paul W. Kroll, Jie Li, Y. Edmund Lien, Bonnie S. McDougall, Amy McNair, David Pattinson, Zeb Raft, Antje Richter, Anna M. Shields, Suyoung Son, Janet Theiss, Xiaofei Tian, Lik Hang Tsui, Matthew Wells, Ellen Widmer, and Suzanne E. Wright.

Pearl from the Dragon’s Mouth

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Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472901354
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (729 download)

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Book Synopsis Pearl from the Dragon’s Mouth by : Cecile Sun

Download or read book Pearl from the Dragon’s Mouth written by Cecile Sun and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2020-06-01 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The interplay between the external world (ching) and the poet’s inner world (ch’ing) lies at the heart of Chinese poetry, and understanding the interaction of the two is crucial to understanding this work from within its own tradition. Closely coordinating her discussions of poetry and criticism so that practice and theory become mutually enriching and illuminating, Sun offers sensitive and original readings of poems and a wealth of insights into Chinese poetics.

Family Instructions for the Yan Clan and Other Works by Yan Zhitui (531–590s)

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Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 1501503138
Total Pages : 346 pages
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Download or read book Family Instructions for the Yan Clan and Other Works by Yan Zhitui (531–590s) written by Xiaofei Tian and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2021-03-08 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yan Zhitui (531–590s) was a courtier and cultural luminary who lived a colourful life during one of the most chaotic periods, known as the Northern and Southern Dynasties, in Chinese history. Beginning his career in the southern Liang court, he was taken captive to the north after the Liang capital fell, and served several northern dynasties. Today he remains one of the best-known medieval writers for his book-length “family instructions” (jiaxun), the earliest surviving and the most influential of its kind. Completed in his last years, the work resembles a long letter addressed to his sons, in which he discusses a wide range of topics from family relations and remarriage to religious faith, philology, cultural arts, and codes of conduct in public and private life. It is filled with vivid details of contemporary social life, and with the author’s keen observations of the mores of north and south China. This is a new, complete translation into English, with critical notes and introduction, and based on recent scholarship, of Yan Zhitui’s Family Instructions, and of all of his extant literary works, including his self-annotated poetic autobiography and a never-before-translated fragmentary rhapsody, as well as of his biographies in dynastic histories.

Island

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Publisher : San Francisco Study Center
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Island written by H. Mark Lai and published by San Francisco Study Center. This book was released on 1980 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: