Last Night's Stars -- Appreciating Chinese Classical Poetry

Author: Sun Mingjun
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Publish Date: 2002-05-01
Features: This book divides ancient Chinese poetry into three major parts and nine major types. It can serve as a textbook for students studying classical Chinese poetry in school and is also suitable for general literary enthusiasts to read and appreciate. The entire book takes emotion as its perspective, dividing ancient Chinese poetry into three major parts (emotions between people, emotions toward society, emotions toward nature) and nine major types (love, friendship, family; lyrical reflections, current affairs, historical odes; landscapes, pastoral scenes, odes on objects). Each type selects about 20 poems, providing annotations and critiques for each. The annotations are concise and straightforward, while the critiques draw from the strengths of various scholars and incorporate the author's own insights. This book can serve as a textbook for students studying classical Chinese poetry in school and is also suitable for general literary enthusiasts to read and appreciate.