Chinese Poems Through the Ages: A Classification and Appreciation. Volume on Poems about Scenery

Author: Zhang Zangguo
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: China is a country of poetry. In the 5,000 years of splendid and brilliant history and civilization of China, poetry and lyrics have emerged as a unique branch 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 is categorized into over 30 categories such as landscapes, rural life, 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 facilitate 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 Scenery," compiles hundreds of enduring and widely beloved poems that are both artistically appreciable and practically valuable. They range from elegant and refined to heroic and tragic, from mournful and sorrowful to tender and delicate, and from profound and deep to...