Selected Poems of the Han, Wei, and Six Dynasties

Author: Yu Guanying, Editor
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Publish Date: 2000-04-01
Features: Over eight hundred years from the rise of the Han Dynasty to the fall of the Sui Dynasty, poetry achieved great accomplishments, with outstanding representatives such as the Han Dynasty's Yuefu, Cao Zhi of the Wei Dynasty, and Tao Yuanming of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. This book selects approximately 300 poems, divided into four volumes: one volume for Han poetry, one for Wei and Jin poetry, one for the poetry of the Song and Qi Dynasties, and one combined volume for the poetry of the Liang, Chen, Northern Dynasties, and Sui. The research expert Yu Guanying highlights the styles and representative writers of each period, provides detailed annotations, and serves as an introductory guide for readers to understand the poetry of the Han, Wei, and Six Dynasties. This book is part of the "Readings in Chinese Classical Literature" series.