Plum Blossoms Like Snow, Understanding Fragrance and Zen--Annotations and Commentaries on Wu Zhao's Lyrics (Flowers Are Not Flowers, Noble Ladies' Poetic Series)

Author: Deng Hongmei
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: During the Qing Jiaqing and Daoguang eras, Wu Zhao was a renowned female poet in the literary world. Born into a merchant family, she possessed exceptional talent. She was versatile and intelligent, with a keen interest in medicine, and excelled particularly in poetry and lyric composition. Her poems were rich in emotion, often melancholic and sorrowful, especially adept at expressing the pain of unhappy marriages and the longing for transcendence. Her poetic style was not confined to a single form but primarily featured a graceful and elegant style, with clear rhythms, beautiful imagery, and often employed imaginative creativity to enhance the ethereal effect of her verses. This book selects over 180 of her poems, providing a more complete reflection of Wu Zhao's poetic interpretation, which offers many unique insights. The book includes detailed and thorough annotations, as well as insightful comments, particularly adept at uncovering the subtle depths of Wu Zhao's poetic themes.