Selected Poems of Yang Wanli

Author: Zhou Ruchang
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Publish Date: 1999-01-01
Features: Yang Wanli was an outstanding poet of the Southern Song Dynasty and had a significant influence at the time. His poetry is ranked alongside Lu You, Fan Chengda, and You Mao, known as the "Four Great Poets of the Southern Song." Initially, he imitated the Jiangxi Poetry School, but later recognized its flaws in pursuing formality and obscurity. In the 32nd year of Shaoxing (1162), he devoted himself to composing over a thousand poems and resolved to break free from the constraints of the Jiangxi Poetry School, forging a new path. This book selects representative poems and ci by Yang Wanli and provides annotations.