Selected Poems of Wu Meicun

Author: Wu Meicun / Ye Junyuan (Qing Dynasty)
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Publishing Date: 2000-03-01
Features: "When the nation suffers, the poet thrives; when hardship comes, verse becomes refined." These famous lines by the Qing Dynasty scholar Zhao Yi reveal a recurring phenomenon in China's thousands of years of history: immense social disasters often give rise to extraordinary poets. Wu Meicun, who lived through the transition from the Ming to the Qing Dynasty, was precisely such a great poet of his time. The Selected Poems of Wu Meicun, edited and annotated by Ye Junyuan, features one hundred and fifty-one outstanding poems selected from over a thousand extant works by Wu Meicun. Each poem is accompanied by detailed yet concise annotations on its historical context, emotional depth, artistic features, and literary allusions, once again showcasing the poetic charm of Wu Meicun.