The Songs of the South: An Anthology of Ancient Chinese Poems by Qu Yuan and Other Poets
The Songs of the South: An Anthology of Ancient Chinese Poems by Qu Yuan and Other Poets (Penguin Classics) edited and translated by David Hawkes
English | January 1, 1985 | ISBN: 0140443754 | EPUB | 352 pages | 3 MB
English | January 1, 1985 | ISBN: 0140443754 | EPUB | 352 pages | 3 MB
Masterworks of early Chinese poetry
Dating from the second century AD, this anthology is the second- oldest collection of Chinese poems in existence. The poems, originating from the state of Chu and rooted in Shamanism, are grouped under seventeen titles and contain all that we know of Chinese poetry's ancient beginnings. The earliest poems were composed in the fourth century BC, and almost half of them are traditionally ascribed to Qu Yuan. In his introduction to this edition, David Hawkes provides a fascinating discussion of the history of these poems and their context, styles, and themes.