Tang and Song Lyrics: Three Hundred Selections (Student Edition)

Author: Li Xiaoming (Compiler)
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: A Hundred Selected Tang and Song Lyrics is a reading version of classical literary works designed for teenagers. The criteria for selecting materials in this book are based on the requirements of the Full-time Compulsory Education Chinese Language Curriculum Standards, aiming to comprehensively improve students' Chinese literacy, cultural taste, and aesthetic interests, as well as to absorb the wisdom of the national culture. All Tang and Song lyric poems included in the new primary and secondary school Chinese textbooks and those prescribed by the curriculum standards as mandatory reading and memorization are selected for this book. In addition, well-known and widely loved lyric poems by famous Tang and Song writers are chosen according to the Chinese language proficiency and actual comprehension ability of primary and secondary school students. It covers representative works of representative lyric poets from the Tang to the Song dynasties, making it a good selection of Tang and Song lyrics. This A Hundred Selected Tang and Song Lyrics follows a five-part structure: author introduction, original lyrics, annotations, translation, and appreciation. The author introduction briefly introduces the life and writing style of the poets, giving readers a general understanding of them. The annotation section not only explains difficult words but also provides phonetic annotations for all challenging characters. The translation section strives to remain faithful to the original works, using a literal translation method to allow readers to directly grasp the linguistic style of the lyrics. The appreciation section introduces the background and purpose of writing, the artistic conception and writing characteristics of the lyrics, as well as the emotions and meanings the author intends to convey. For the convenience of primary and secondary school students' reading, it is designed to closely align with their actual reading experience, bridging the gap between extracurricular and in-class reading as part of the broader Chinese language education initiative.