Roar to the sky

Author: Gu Hongyi
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Publish Date: 2002-10-01
Features: This selection includes 62 "Man Jiang Hong" poems by 42 poets from the Northern Song Dynasty to the modern era (before 1949). Due to space limitations, many renowned masterpieces that have been widely praised are omitted. However, some works with less artistic appeal are included because their formats differ from the standard of this poetic form, and no other works with the same format are available. Thus, this collection, though limited in quantity, still provides a general outline of the development and stylistic characteristics of the "Man Jiang Hong" form. Brief annotations and concise appreciative comments are provided for the selected works for reference. This series is a collection of books that allows readers to appreciate poems by form. This volume introduces and analyzes the "Man Jiang Hong" form, selecting over 60 outstanding examples from the Song Dynasty to the modern era. Each poem is accompanied by brief annotations, introductions to the themes and authors' lives, and in-depth appreciative comments.