National Classics Library - Historical and Literary Series · History of Ci and Qu Poetry

Author: Wang Yi
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: The beauty within the text, about four corners:
- The realm of reason;
- The meter and tone, this beauty that relies on form.
What relies on the spirit is needed by all literary styles;
What relies on form is particularly emphasized by poetry, ci, and qu.
—Wang Yi