Complete Translation of the Book of Songs

Author: Yuan Yu
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Publish Date: 1991-07-01
Features: The Book of Songs is the earliest collection of poems in China, consisting of 305 pieces. Originally referred to simply as Poetry, it was included by Confucians as one of the classics, hence the name The Book of Songs. The creation of The Book of Songs dates back over 2,500 years, with most of the works believed to have been composed from the early Zhou Dynasty to the mid-Spring and Autumn Period. The period it covers spans approximately 500 years and was produced in regions including modern-day Shaanxi, Shanxi, Hebei, Henan, Shandong, and Hubei. It is said that the Zhou royal court had a system of collecting folk poems, known as "poem collection." Each poem in The Book of Songs is accompanied by annotations. The annotations are detailed and comprehensive, making it an invaluable book.