Quatrains in Three Hundred Poems (Illustrated Text)

Author: Cang Yangqing (Compiler)
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Publishing Date: 2003-12-01
Features: Written in the form of poems, with quatrains being particularly popular. Since the Tang Dynasty, poets have enjoyed writing them, and readers have delighted in reading them. Their vitality and expressiveness are so strong that they can be considered at the pinnacle of poetic art. Quatrains are the ideal medium for capturing fleeting inspiration, soaring into imaginative spaces, and expressing one's thoughts and emotions swiftly. For thousands of years, great scholars, talented writers, and countless unknown poets have been captivated by them, toiling diligently, making the garden of quatrains bountiful and colorful with its rich fruits and vibrant hues. The book selects over 300 renowned masterpieces from the Tang Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty. It is a collaborative effort by the poet and poetry scholar Cang Yangqing and Ge Jie, with insightful comments provided for each poem. Each poem is accompanied by ancient paintings and critiques, following the style of the 300 Poems with Illustrations series. The book is richly illustrated and combines elegance with simplicity, offering readers a fresh reading experience.