Selected Poems of Li Shangyin (Series of Readings in Chinese Classical Literature)

Author: Liu Xuekai
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: Li Shangyin was an outstanding and representative poet of the late Tang Dynasty. His works sharply exposed the corrupt ruling class, reflected the perilous era of the declining Tang Dynasty, and portrayed the tragic fate and psychology of intellectuals suppressed in that time. In terms of poetic art, he broke through the difficult set by the multi-directional explorations of poets from the High Tang and Middle Tang periods through extensive study of predecessors and painstaking efforts. He created a new poetic style characterized by deep subtlety, exquisite beauty, rich sentimental tone, and symbolic implication, making new contributions to the development of lyrical art in ancient poetry.