Last Night's Stars: Appreciating Chinese Classical Poetry (Illustrated Edition)

Author: Sun Mingjun
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: The book takes emotion as its perspective, dividing ancient Chinese poetry into three main parts (emotions between people, emotions towards society, emotions towards nature) and nine major categories (love, friendship, family; reflective poetry, contemporary affairs, historical odes; landscape, pastoral scenes, odes to objects). Each category selects about 20 poems, providing annotations and critiques for each. The annotations are concise and straightforward, while the critiques draw from various sources and incorporate the author's own insights. This book can serve as a textbook for students studying classical Chinese poetry and is also suitable for general literary enthusiasts to read and appreciate.