Selected Notes on the Book of Songs and the Chu Ci

Author: Huo Min
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: "Qu Ji" is a poem in the Book of Songs, depicting the vivid portrayal of a "gentleman" admiring a virtuous woman but failing to win her affection. The Mao Shi Xu considers this poem as praising the virtues of the "empress," "joyfully finding a virtuous woman to match the gentleman," serving as a model for the harmony between husband and wife. This book includes the original texts of the Book of Songs and the Chu Ci, with annotations on key terms, provides a full translation of the poems, and adds an introduction before each poem in the Chu Ci.