Selected Poems of the Han, Wei, Six Dynasties (A Series of Readings on Chinese Classical Literature)

Author: Yu Guanying
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: From the rise of the Han Dynasty to the fall of the Sui Dynasty, approximately eight hundred years, poetry achieved great accomplishments. Han Yuefu, Cao Zhi of the Wei Dynasty, and Tao Yuanming of the Eastern Jin Dynasty are among its outstanding representatives. This book selects about 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 combining the poetry of the Liang, Chen, Northern Dynasties, and Sui. Scholar 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.