" " The Poetic Works Annotation "

Author: (Southern Dynasties of Liang) Zhong Rong; Zhou Zhenfu
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Publishing Date: 2006-04-01
Features: Poetry Critique (Shi Pin) is an outstanding monograph on poetry criticism, specializing in commenting on the works of five-character verse poets. Except for a group of ancient poems by unknown authors, it discusses 122 writers from the Han Dynasty to the Liang Dynasty. The book categorizes the discussed writers into three grades: superior, middle, and inferior, with 11 in the superior grade, 39 in the middle grade, and 72 in the inferior grade. It is organized into three volumes according to these three grades. In addition to ranking them, the book also provides critiques on the strengths and weaknesses of their works. Mr. Zhou Zhenfu has provided a detailed translation and annotation of the entire Poetry Critique, offering readers an excellent model for a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of this work. From Mr. Zhou's translated and annotated text, one can appreciate his profound academic foundation and unique scholarly insights.