Chu Ci

Author: Huaxia Publishing House
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Publishing Date: 2006-01-01
Features: The Book of Songs is an important collection of ancient Chinese poetry. The oldest existing edition is Wang Yi's Commentary on the Book of Songs from the Eastern Han Dynasty. Wang Yi's commentary is based on Liu Xiang's 16-volume edition and includes his own work Nine Thoughts, making it 17 volumes in total. This is the edition that later generations followed for The Book of Songs. This book is based on Wang Yi's commentary, incorporating the research findings of ancient and modern scholars, as well as the author's own learning and insights, to provide annotations for The Book of Songs. During the annotation process, the author has carefully selected the best opinions from scholars. The annotations are concise and to the point, with little analysis of the work's ideological content and artistic features.