Appreciating Ancient Poems About Flowers

Author: Liu Lan
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Publish Date: 1999-10-01
Features: This book selects 235 poems about flowers from poems of different dynasties, mainly focusing on quatrains and regulated verses that are easy to understand and recite. The selected poems strive to achieve a high level in both thought and artistry. The poems are categorized and indexed, with five selected for each of the ten traditional famous flowers and generally two for other flowers, either from different perspectives of appreciation or with diverse expressive techniques, for readers to enjoy and critique. Each poem's appreciation is about 500 words. The text is concise and clear, aiming to cater to both the refined and the general audience. The analysis focuses on one aspect of the work's characteristics, providing a concise critique without generalizing. Difficult words and allusions in the poems are explained in the text without additional annotations. The poets' biographies are not listed separately; instead, necessary introductions are provided within the analysis of the poems.