Three Hundred Poems of the Tang and Song Dynasties: Shadow and Painting Edition

Author: Zhan Dan, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2004-02-01
Features: Grand Elegant Collection. Classic Masterpieces, A Must-Read in a Lifetime. The Display Style of the Image Era, A Fresh Perspective from Modern Eyes. The Subtle Charm Between Tang Poetry and Photography, Song Ci and Ancient Paintings Requires Your Heartfelt Comprehension. Highly Worth Collecting! When Poets Let Their Voices Drift in the Continuity of Time, Images Seem to Have Possessed a Deeper Ear in the Shadows, Striving to Express Their 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 Image Era and a Continuation of Tradition. The Editors Have Selected 150 Famous Poems from Tang Poetry and Song Ci, Each, and Provided Careful 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 Exquisite Illustrations, 300 Photographic Works, Adding Great Value to the Book. The Entire Book Is Printed on Special Made Paper, in a Large 32nd Format. The Arrangement of Text, Images, Typography, and Coloring Is Well-Balanced, Elegant and Grand, Reflecting a Scholarly Grace That Exceeds the Term "Exquisite." Opening Any Page, You Can Almost 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 Image Era and a Continuation of Tradition. The Connection Between Images and Poetry Can Inspire Us to Explore Their Relationship from Multiple Angles, a Study That Has Been Jokingly Called "Old Feuds in the Theoretical Realm" 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, Focusing More on Poems with Strong Visual Elements to Accommodate the Illustrations. More Importantly, Matching Modern Photographic Images with Tang Dynasty's Famous Poems Is a First in the Publishing Industry. In the Photographic Edition of Tang Poetry, We Can Also Explore Another Comparative Reading Approach. When Images and Poetry Interpret Each Other, the Attached Historical Criticisms Provide a Unique Interpretive Method. 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 Sonic Effect Is Also Created. Faced with Such Sonic and Visual Charm, Our Senses Become Exceptionally Acute.