Chinese Poetic Classification and Appreciation Through the Ages. Volume of Lyrical Reflections: Volume of Lyrical Reflections

Author: Zhang Zangguo
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: China is a land of poetry. In the splendid and brilliant 5,000-year history and civilization of China, poetry has emerged as a unique gem in the garden of arts, producing millions of outstanding works that are highly praised. The "Selected Poems and Lyrics of China Through the Ages" series categorizes the selected content into over 30 categories such as landscape, pastoral scenes, scenic descriptions, love, and more. These categories are further divided into five volumes: "Ode to Scenery," "Ode to Emotion," "Ode to Ambition," "Ode to Reflection," and "Ode to Events." Additionally, to enhance the readers' appreciation, the annotations for each poem include the compilers' interpretations of the entire poem, and a brief introduction to the relevant authors is appended at the end. This volume, "Ode to Reflection," compiles hundreds of enduring and widely beloved reflective poems that hold both aesthetic and practical value. They range from elegant and refined to heroic and tragic, from sorrowful and lamenting to tender and graceful, and from profound and introspective to...