Selected Chinese Love Poems (Chinese-English Bilingual Edition)

Author: Tang Zhengqiu
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: The Selected Chinese Love Poems is a bilingual collection of Chinese love poetry, featuring both Chinese and English translations. The selected poems span from the earliest collection The Book of Songs to contemporary works, encompassing the essence of love poetry from ancient to modern times. It includes renowned poets such as Li Bai, Du Fu, Su Shi, Lu You, and Li Qingzhao, as well as figures like Emperor Li Longji, Li Yu, the leader Mao Zedong, the writer Lu Xun, the playwright Guan Hanqing, and the literary couplet Tang Yin and Xue Tao. The collection reflects the rich world of love and love perspectives in Chinese culture from multiple and multi-layered angles. Most of the poems are selected from famous works and translations by renowned domestic and international translators. Those without existing translations were translated by the editors themselves. The book holds high academic value and readability. Published in a bilingual format, it is convenient for foreigners learning Chinese and Chinese learning English to read or cite side by side. Poetry expresses emotion, and the essence of emotion is love. The true brilliance of Chinese love poems, ci, and qu cannot be fully captured in a single word. The greatest characteristic that distinguishes them from Western love poems lies in their gentleness, kindness, subtlety, richness, tenderness, elegance, fusion of scenery and emotion. The styles of different authors vary—some are delicate, some bold, unrestricted by convention, and diverse in tone, ranging from grandeur, antiquity, clarity, mildness, strength, precision, novelty, wildness, elegance, and openness. It is said that nothing is left unexplored. This book selects famous Chinese love poems and their renowned foreign translations, offering high academic value and readability. Published in a bilingual format, it is convenient for foreigners learning Chinese and Chinese learning English to read or cite side by side.