Tang and Song Lyrics: 300 Selected Poems - A Journey into Chinese Classical Poetry (Student Edition)

Author: Li Xiaoming
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: A Hundred Selected Tang and Song Ci Poems with Explanations is a reading version of classical literary works designed for adolescents. 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' language proficiency, cultural taste, and aesthetic interests, as well as to absorb the wisdom of the national culture. All Tang and Song Ci poems selected in the new primary and secondary school Chinese textbooks and those prescribed by the curriculum standards as must-read and recited materials are included in this book. In addition, well-known and widely loved Ci poems by famous Tang and Song writers are selected according to the language proficiency and actual comprehension ability of primary and secondary school students, covering representative works of representative Ci poets from the Tang to the Song dynasties. It is a good selection of Tang and Song Ci poems.
The format of this A Hundred Selected Tang and Song Ci Poems includes five parts: author introduction, original poem, annotations, translation, and appreciation. The author introduction briefly introduces the life and writing style of the authors, giving readers a general understanding of them. The annotations not only explain difficult words but also provide phonetic annotations for all difficult characters. The translation section strives to remain faithful to the original work, using a literal translation method to allow readers to directly grasp the linguistic style of the original poem. The appreciation section introduces the background and purpose of writing, the artistic conception and writing characteristics of the Ci, as well as the emotions the author intends to express and the meaning of the work. For the convenience of primary and secondary school students to read, it is as close as possible to their actual reading experience, coordinating with the broader language education to bridge the gap between extracurricular and in-class reading.