Ming and Qing Dynasty Poetry

Author: Zhang Bingxu
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: This book does not categorize the poets by dynasty. The reason is that among the numerous authors, those who spanned both earlier and later dynasties are difficult to assign to a specific category, such as the Jin-Yuan, Yuan-Ming, or Ming-Qing transitional periods. Many authors lived through two dynasties, making it challenging to determine their. Therefore, the book adopts a non-dynastic approach, arranging the poets in chronological order of their birth to create a general sequence. The book selects 129 poets from the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, featuring 243 poems. It is difficult to say that this fully reflects the literary landscape of the approximately 700 years, but in the selection of poets and poems, some considerations have been made regarding style and schools of thought. The aim is to include works that are representative, readable, and capable of reflecting certain aspects of the era, as well as being artistically. This approach may allow readers to gain a glimpse of the broader picture, akin to tasting a small piece of a larger dish. Through these selections, readers can appreciate the significant achievements of the poets and poems from these three dynasties, as well as their high aesthetic and value.