Li Yu Li Qingzhao

Author: Yang Yi, Zhao Ningning
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: This book is one of the illustrated classics of Chinese poetry and prose. Li Yu and Li Qingzhao are among the most charming lyric poets in Chinese literary history. Li Yu, who was the early ruler of the Southern Tang dynasty, fell from being a sovereign to a captive king, and his perspective broadened, his sentiments deepened, transforming his lyrics from those of entertainers to those of scholars. Li Qingzhao grew up in a scholarly family and had a harmonious marriage with her husband, but the Jingkang Incident and her husband's death led her lyrics to shift from freshness and beauty to melancholy and sorrow, with her works "not only excelling in the women's quarters but also in all aspects." Additionally, the book includes selected illustrations of Li Yu and Li Qingzhao's poems by previous artists, as well as some graphic materials related to them, making the book even more exquisite. One of the authors, Mr. Yang Yi, holds the positions of Director of the Institute of Literature and the Institute of Ethnic Literature at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, with profound expertise in classical literature. He explains and analyzes the lyrics of the two Li's in an accessible yet insightful manner, often offering unique perspectives. The book also includes selected illustrations of Li Yu and Li Qingzhao's poems by previous artists, as well as some graphic materials related to them, making the book even more exquisite.