：Pocket Anthology of Tang Poetry Appreciation Dictionary

Author: Xiao Deti
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Publishing Date: 2003-06-01
Features: This comprehensive dictionary combines the functions of an anthology, commentary, and reference, as it gathers the essence of Chinese literature and provides in-depth yet accessible explanations with rich materials. It has become an essential reference book for students and literature enthusiasts. To meet the needs of readers with different cultural backgrounds, this series is a revised version of the original dictionary, selecting outstanding works, retaining some appendices, and reorganizing the content. This book includes the works of 115 Tang Dynasty poets, totaling 373 poems. They are generally arranged in chronological order. As a rule, each poem is accompanied by a separate commentary, although some works are discussed together. The book uses simplified characters, with traditional characters or variant characters used when necessary to avoid ambiguity. Difficult or ambiguous phrases in the poems are usually explained within the commentary, with occasional notes added at the end. Historical dates related to ancient history are generally presented in the old calendar system, with corresponding Gregorian dates provided in parentheses. The "year" is usually omitted in the parenthetical Gregorian dates.