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How to read Chinese poetry, a guided anthology, edited by Zong-qi Cai

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How to read Chinese poetry, a guided anthology, edited by Zong-qi Cai

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

How to read Chinese poetry

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

701522216

Responsibility statement

edited by Zong-qi Cai

Sub title

a guided anthology

Summary

In this "guided" anthology, experts lead students through the major genres and eras of Chinese poetry from antiquity to the modern time. The volume is divided into 6 chronological sections and features more than 140 examples of the best shi, sao, fu, ci, and qu poems. A comprehensive introduction and extensive thematic table of contents highlight the thematic, formal, and prosodic features of Chinese poetry, and each chapter is written by a scholar who specializes in a particular period or genre. Poems are presented in Chinese and English and are accompanied by a tone-marked romanized version, an explanation of Chinese linguistic and poetic conventions, and recommended reading strategies. Sound recordings of the poems are available online free of charge. These unique features facilitate an intense engagement with Chinese poetical texts and help the reader derive aesthetic pleasure and insight from these works as one could from the original

Table Of Contents

Thematic contents -- A note on how to use this anthology -- Major Chinese dynasties -- List of symbols -- Introduction: Major aspects of Chinese poetry / Zong-qi Cai -- pt. 1. Pre-Qin times. Tetrasyllabic Shi poetry: The book of poetry (Shijing) / William H. Nienhauser, Jr. ; Sao poetry: The lyrics of Chu (Chuci) / Fusheng Wu -- pt. 2. The Han dynasty. Fu poetry: an ancient-style rhapsody (Gufu) / David R. Knechtges ; Shi poetry: Music Bureau poems (Yuefu) / Jui-lung Su ; Pentasyllabic Shi poetry: The "nineteen old poems" / Zong-qi Cai -- pt. 3. The six dynasties. Pentasyllabic Shi poetry: Landscape and farmstead poems / Wendy Stewart ; Pentasyllabic Shi poetry: new topics / Xiaofei Tian -- pt. 4. The Tang dynasty. Recent-style Shi poetry: Pentasyllabic regulated verse (Wuyan lüshi) / Zong-qi Cai ; Recent-style Shi poetry: Heptasyllabic regulated verse (Qiyan lüshi) / Robert Ashmore ; Recent-style Shi poetry: Quatrains (Jueju) / Charles Egan ; Ancient-style Shi poetry: Continuation and changes / Paula Varsano -- pt. 5. The five dynasties and the Song dynasty. Ci poetry: Short Song lyrics (Xiaoling) / Maija Bell Samei ; Ci poetry: Long Song lyrics (Manci) / Xinda Lian ; Ci poetry: Long Song lyrics on objects (Yongwu ci) ; Shi poetry: Ancient and recent styles -- pt. 6. The Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties. Qu poetry: Song poems (Sanqu) of the Yuan dynasty / Xinda Lian ; Shi poetry of the Ming and Qing dynasties / Grace S. Fong ; A synthesis rhythm, syntax, and vision of Chinese poetry / Zong-qi Cai -- Phonetic transcriptions of entering-tone characters -- Abbreviations of primary texts

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