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Book SynopsisThese seventy poems are masterpieces from over a thousand years of classical Chinese poetry. Beauty and simplicity meld to convey an astounding landscape with both enchanting details and breath-taking vastness. The poems constitute an anthology, given to Chinese school children as a text to aid their instruction in Mandarin, and to introduce them to China’s rich literary history. The poems are considered representative of China’s highest poetic achievements from the Han Dynasty to the Qing. We have striven to mirror the emotional state and the musical values of the originals. We chose to translate line by line, and have eschewed jumbling lines within individual poems.
Trade Review"These seventy poems are masterpieces from over a thousand years of classical Chinese poetry. Beauty and simplicity meld to convey an astounding landscape with both enchanting details and breath-taking vastness. This book takes the reader on an inspiring journey of discovery and enrichment." —Yun Wang - author of The Book of Mirrors Taken to Heart is a superb book. Based on a Chinese anthology, it is a wonderful survey of classical poems from the Han to the Qing dynasties. The co-translators began with the utmost fidelity to the originals—and they went on to make beautiful poems in English. This is a collection to return to year after year, to slowly enter the heart of seventy great works, and to treasure the power of timeless poetry. —Deng Ming-Dao, author of 365 Tao
