| Beyond Spring: Tz'u Poems of the Sung Dynasty Revised Edition Contributor(s): Landau, Julie (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0231096798 ISBN-13: 9780231096799 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $33.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1997 Annotation: This book is the kind of book which will draw the uninitiated into the world of Chinese poetry, motivate the learner to further study, and still provide the specialist with surprises and delights. Julie Landau has transmitted a variety of distinct voices with effectiveness...This book is a prominent venue into which these mighty world treasures have temporarily alighted. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Literary Criticism | Asian - General - Poetry | Asian - Chinese |
| Dewey: 895.114 |
| Series: Translations from the Asian Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 7.9" (0.75 lbs) 274 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Ethnic Orientation - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This anthology of poetry from the Sung Dynasty, translated into English, represents the golden age of the Tz'u period in the 10th-12th centuries AD. These translations of an important lyric form in Chinese literature strive to capture the phrasing and rhythms crucial to Tz'u. Organized by individual poets, the collection includes an introduction to symbols and allusions which enables the reader to discover references in specific poems. The text also contains biographies of the Chinese poets, a glossary of terms, and an historical chart of Chinese poetic genres. |