Three Hundred Poems of the Tang Dynasty (Commentary by Renowned Scholars): (Commentary by Renowned Scholars)

Author: Gu Qing
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: The Three Hundred Poems of Tang (), which emerged during the reign of Emperor Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, was compiled by Sun Zhu (also known as Hengtang Tuishi), a native of Wuxi. It is the most widely circulated, most influential, and most beloved reading material for learning Tang poetry. This book includes five parts: Sun Zhu's Three Hundred Poems of Tang, annotations, collected critiques, brief biographies of poets, and a list of major referenced works. The most important part is the collected critiques by renowned scholars, which are excerpts from various classical texts from the Tang Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty, featuring comments by scholars over the centuries on these more than three hundred Tang poems. The content includes: the creative background, anecdotes and legends, analysis and explanation of the main themes of the poems, critiques and appreciations of artistic expression, as well as discussions and debates on poetic theory derived from the poems. The primary sources for the collected critiques are: first, the various selected collections of Tang poetry throughout history; second, specialized works on poetry criticism throughout history; and third, some notes and miscellaneous collections. The brief biographies of poets in this book incorporate the latest achievements of current Tang poetry research. In addition to introducing the life and career of the poets, they focus more on selecting representative critiques by scholars over the centuries on each poet, allowing readers to understand the poet's characteristics and achievements. The Three Hundred Poems of Tang, which emerged during the reign of Emperor Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, was compiled by Sun Zhu (also known as Hengtang Tuishi), a native of Wuxi. It is the most widely circulated, most influential, and most beloved reading material for learning Tang poetry. This book includes five parts: Sun Zhu's Three Hundred Poems of Tang, annotations, collected critiques, brief biographies of poets, and a list of major referenced works. The most important part is the collected critiques by renowned scholars, which are excerpts from various classical texts from the Tang Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty, featuring comments by scholars over the centuries on these more than three hundred Tang poems. The content includes: the creative background, anecdotes and legends, analysis and explanation of the main themes of the poems, critiques and appreciations of artistic expression, as well as discussions and debates on poetic theory derived from the poems. The primary sources for the collected critiques are: first, the various selected collections of Tang poetry throughout history; second, specialized works on poetry criticism throughout history; and third, some notes and miscellaneous collections. The brief biographies of poets in this book incorporate the latest achievements of current Tang poetry research. In addition to introducing the life and career of the poets, they focus more on selecting representative critiques by scholars over the centuries on each poet, allowing readers to understand the poet's characteristics and achievements.