Great Compendium of Appreciating Tang and Song Poems (Complete 4 Volumes)

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Publisher: China Pictorial Press
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Features:
Shine in Contrast, Echo Through Ages
Poems and Songs of Patriotism Spread Across Ancient and Modern Lands,
Expressing National Concern with Passion and Zeal
Poems of Parting Grief and Sad Melancholy,
Full of Deep, Gentle Emotion Like a Gentle Stream
In the Tang Dynasty, the poetic scene blossomed with diverse styles and numerous schools. Taking the High Tang period as an example, “Li Hanlin’s ethereal grace, Du Gongbu’s profound sorrow, Meng Shanyang’s elegance, Wang Youcheng’s refinement, Chu Guangxi’s sincerity, Wang Changling’s briskness, Gao Shi and Cen Can’s heroic melancholy—this is the height of the High Tang.”
During the Song Dynasty, scholars were generally calm, introspective, and transcendentally optimistic. Their literary works lost the expansive, unrestrained grandeur of the Han and Tang periods but surpassed them in subtle, profound, and nuanced imagery. Compared to poetry, the ci form better expresses depth, delicacy, and intricacy. The ci reached its perfection in the Song Dynasty and stands shoulder to shoulder with Tang poetry in the history of Chinese literature, ranking as the twin stars of classical Chinese literature.