Complete Songs of the Song Dynasty? 1-5

Author: Ma Xingrong et al. (Editor-in-Chief)
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Publishing Date: 2003-01-01
Features: The over 20,000 ci (a type of Chinese poetry) that took three hundred years to mature during the Song Dynasty are a treasure of Chinese culture and the essence of Chinese poetry. They not only depict the life of the Song Dynasty and reflect its social contradictions but also vividly and intricately portray the beauty of flowers and moonlit nights, rainy and snowy days, male and female love, parting sorrows, climbing mountains and longing for the past, reminiscing the past and mourning the present, satirizing the times, patriotic longing for home, discussing Zen and Taoism, the life of hermits in the mountains and forests, as well as everyday life experiences. Of course, the most abundant theme in Song ci is the lingering love poetry. Today, when we read these Song ci, we can gain insights, delight our minds, refine our character, and enjoy the beauty. However, ordinary people cannot spend as much time reading Quan Song Ci (Complete Song Ci) as scholars of Song poetry. They need a selected and annotated collection that gathers the essence of this treasure trove of ci. For this purpose, Quan Song Ci Guang Xuan Xin Zhu Ji Ping (Complete Song Ci Broad Selection with Annotations and Critical Appraisals) was born. This book selects 6,443 ci from the Song Dynasty, striving to compile the cream of the crop while ensuring that the annotations and critical appraisals are accurate and as up-to-date as possible, drawing on the latest recognized academic achievements to delight the, teachers and researchers of Song poetry.