Song Lyrics in Three Hundred Pieces -- Basic Collection of Chinese Family Classics

Author: (Qing) Zhu Xiaozang, selected and compiled by Zhang Yi, annotated and analyzed by Zhang Yi
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Publishing Date: 2003-08-01
Features: Basic Collection of Chinese Families · Comprehensive Selection Volume. Ci poetry originated in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty. It is a new form of lyrical poetry that can be set to music and sung. It combines the rhythmic music, intricate rhyme patterns, varying sentence lengths, and sincere emotions into one, quickly becoming a widely loved literary style and also the representative literary style of the Song Dynasty. Ci is an important form of Chinese literature, and the Song Dynasty was a period when ci poetry achieved great achievements. As the saying goes, "Each generation has its own literature," then ci is the type represent Song literature. Ci is also known as "long and short sentences" or "quzi ci," and it is believed to have originated in the mid-Tang Dynasty, maturing in the Northern Song Dynasty. The development of ci is closely related to music, and its tunes can be set to music and sung. The influence of music became one of the important factors determining the stylistic features of ci. "Three Hundred Selected Ci Poems of the Song Dynasty" aims to introduce three hundred selected ci poems by the author in a popular, concise, and essential manner. The annotations strive to be brief and clear, explaining the meaning of the poems; the colloquial translations aim to accurately convey the original meaning of the poems in a straightforward way, with elegant and fluent translations that reflect the artistic flavor of the original poems; the analysis strives to provide concise and essential artistic analysis, explaining the imagery, emotional essence, and expressive techniques of the poems, providing a certain reference for lovers of Song ci to appreciate and appreciate the art of Song ci.