Xu Can Ci Xin Shi Ji Ping

Author: Cheng Yuzhui
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Publishing Date: 2003-01-01
Features: Xu Can, styled Xiangping, was a native of Changzhou (now southwest Suzhou, Jiangsu). Following Li Qingzhao, she was another outstanding and renowned female lyric poet. Xu Can was the eldest among the five Jiayuan scholars of the early Qing dynasty and had a profound influence on women's literature in the Qing era. Her lyrics ranged from elegant and fresh to mournful and desolate, with a powerful and magnificent talent, expanding the boundaries of women's lyric poetry. Research on Xu Can has been very limited, and this book marks the beginning of comprehensive attention to her. It includes the entire collection of Xu Can's "Zhuozheng Yuan Shi Yu" (Verses from Zhuozheng Yuan), organizes them into categories, provides annotations and explanations, and collects various related materials such as collaborative poems and creative contexts to supplement the shortcomings of historical compilations and critiques. This book offers readers abundant references and new research findings for studying and appreciating Xu Can's lyrics.