Selected Poems of the Han, Wei, and Six Dynasties

Author: Liu Wenzhong
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: Over eight hundred years from the rise of the Han Dynasty to the fall of the Sui Dynasty, poetry achieved great accomplishments, with outstanding representatives such as the Han Dynasty's Yuefu, Cao Zhi of the Wei Dynasty, and Tao Yuanming of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. This book selects approximately 300 poems, divided into four volumes: one volume for Han poetry, one for Wei-Jin poetry, one for the poetry of the Song and Qi Dynasties, and one combining poetry from the Liang, Chen, Northern Dynasties, and Sui periods. Scholar Yu Guanying highlights the styles and representative writers of each period, providing detailed annotations, making it an essential introductory guide for readers to understand Han, Wei, and the Six Dynasties poetry. This book is part of the "Readings in Chinese Classical Literature Series." It selects outstanding poems from nearly eight hundred years, from the establishment of the Western Han Empire to the founding of the Sui Dynasty, focusing on the brilliant era of Yuefu poetry. It carefully selects typical works while considering the styles of various eras and renowned writers, including five-character classical poems and seven-character narrative songs.