Selected and Annotated Old-Style Poems by Lao She

Author: Zhang Guixing, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2000-09-01
Features: As a renowned novelist, Lao She is widely known for his long novels such as Rickshaw Boy and Four Generations Under One Roof, which have gained fame both at home and abroad. As a celebrated playwright, his plays like Teahouse have also won widespread acclaim globally. However, if Lao She were a poet, that might not be as familiar or well-understood to a broad readership and academia. There are undoubtedly many reasons for this phenomenon, but the main one is likely that the profound influence of his novels and plays throughout his life overshadowed the brilliance of his poetic creations. The feature of this book is that it not only compiles Lao She's classical poems but also provides necessary annotations to help readers better understand them. Thus, it seems even more evident why this book has been re-released with revisions.