Ming and Qing Folk Songs and Ballads Collection (Vol. 1 & 2)

Author: Feng Menglong [Ming Dynasty]
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Publishing Date: 1987-09-01
Features: Compiled by Feng Menglong of the Ming Dynasty, the collection includes "Guijier," "Shangge," and "Jiazhu" from the Ming Dynasty, as well as "Nixiang Xupu" by Wang Tingshao of the Qing Dynasty and "Baihe Yiyin" by Hua Guangsheng. The collection gathers nearly three thousand folk tunes and imitations by authors from the Ming and Qing dynasties. The works, with their fresh and lively style and deeply moving tone, enthusiastically celebrate pure love, criticize the dark forces, reflect the broad social life, and demonstrate a high level of artistic achievement. They played a significant role in promoting the development of poetic and lyrical songs during the Ming and Qing dynasties and are currently rare and valuable resources for the study of ancient literature, language, phonology, and folklore. This book is a reprinted edition based on the 1962 Zhonghua Shangbian edition of the "Ming-Qing Folk Songs and Tunes Series."