Three Hundred Poems of the Tang and Song Dynasties (Illustrated Version)

Author: Zhan Dan, Editor-in-Chief
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Publishing Date: 2004-02-01
Features: Elegant Collection of Classics. A Must-Read in a Visual Era. The Presentation Style of a Visual Age, Offering a Fresh Perspective with Modern Eyes. The Subtle Charm Between Tang Poetry and Photography, Song Ci and Ancient Paintings Requires Your Implied Understanding. Highly Worth Collecting! When Poets Let Their Voices Drift in the Continuity of Time, Images Seem to Have Possessed a Deeper Ear, Silently Listening and Striving to Express Its Listening; When Images Adorn Space with Light, Shadow, and Color; Without Abstract Words Like a Veil of Background, These Brilliant Pictures Are Held Up. The Photographic Edition of "Three Hundred Poems of Tang and Song" Is Both an Echo of the Visual Age and a Continuation of Tradition. The Editors Have Carefully Selected 150 Famous Poems from Tang Poetry and Song Ci, Adding Detailed Annotations to Help Readers Understand the Original Works. The Book Includes Biographies of the Original Authors and an Index of Famous Quotes. Additionally, It Features 300 Exquisite Photographs, Enhancing the Book Significantly. The Entire Book Is Printed on Special Made Paper in a Large 32nd Format. The Arrangement of Text, Images, Typography, and Color Is Well-Balanced, Elegant and Grand, Reflecting a Scholarly Grace That Exceeds the Simple Term of "Exquisite." Opening Any Page, You Seem to Hear the Heartbeat of Ancient Life from a Thousand Years Ago. The Publication of the Photographic Edition of Tang Poetry and the Ancient Painting Edition of Song Ci Is Both an Echo of the Visual Age and a Continuation of Tradition. The Connection Between Images and Poetry Can Lead Us to Explore Their Relationship from Multiple Angles, a Study That Has Been Jokingly Called "Old Feuds in Theory Circles" by Mr. Qian Zhongshu. Compared to Existing Editions, the Features of This Book Are More Apparent. In the Selection of Poems, the Editors Made Significant Adjustments While Respecting the Choices of Classic Editions, Prioritizing Works with Strong Visual Elements for the Accompanying Images. More Importantly, Using Modern Photographic Images to Match Tang Dynasty Poems Is a First in Publishing. In the Photographic Edition of Tang Poetry, We Can Also Explore Another Comparative Reading Approach. When Images and Poetry Interpret Each Other, the Included Historical Annotations Provide a Unique Interpretive Perspective. Thus, When Opening This Book, Not Only Does Our Sensory World Enjoy a Near-Holographic Experience, but in the Interweaving of Sensual Poetry and Rational Interpretation, a Multi-voiced Sound Effect Is Also Created. Faced with Such Sound and Image Charm, Our Senses Become Exceptionally Acute.