Last night's stars

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 toward society, emotions toward nature) and nine major categories (love, friendship, family; reflective poetry, topical poetry, historical poetry; landscape, pastoral poetry, poetry on objects). Each category selects around 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 teaching material for students studying classical Chinese poetry and is also suitable for general literary enthusiasts to read and appreciate.