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The Songs of the South: An Ancient Chinese Anthology of Poems by Qu Yuan and Other Poets (Penguin Classics) - Softcover
First compiled in the second century AD, "The Songs of the South" contains ancient poems from one of the two great traditions in Chinese poetry. These poems illuminate the Chinese poet's way of looking at the world, his vocabulary of images, and the various assumptions he makes. Opening with a poem written in the fourth century BC, this volume presents the literary achievements of the Chu civilization and features many poems attributed to Qu Yuan, honoured as China's first poet. The powers of shamans and spirits inspired many of these poems, and they are invoked in ways that shocked the puritanical Confucian sensibilities of later generations. The introduction provides historical background information and, through references to western history and culture, elucidates the poetry and its context for English-speaking readers.
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""The Songs of the South" is cause for celebration. There is simply no substitute. The text is fundamental to the Chinese tradition, and Hawkes s introduction itself is a work of wonder. It should be kept in print in perpetuity." Philip Kafalas, Associate Professor of Chinese, Georgetown University"
"The Songs of the South is cause for celebration. There is simply no substitute. The text is fundamental to the Chinese tradition, and Hawkes's introduction itself is a work of wonder. It should be kept in print in perpetuity." -- Philip Kafalas, Associate Professor of Chinese, Georgetown University
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"The Songs of the South is cause for celebration. There is simply no substitute. The text is fundamental to the Chinese tradition, and Hawkes's introduction itself is a work of wonder. It should be kept in print in perpetuity." -- Philip Kafalas, Associate Professor of Chinese, Georgetown University
Although Chu Ci is an anthology of poems by many poets, Qu Yuan was doubtless its central figure. Jiu Ge ("Nine Songs"), also attributed to Qu Yuan, is the first example of what could be called shamanic literature in China. It is in remembrance of the circumstances of his death that the annual Dragon boat races are held. David Hawkes was Professor of Chinese at Oxford University from 1959 to 1971. From 1973 to 1983 he was a Research Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and subsequently became an Emeritus Fellow. He died in Oxford on Friday 31 July 2009.
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- PublisherPenguin Books Ltd
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0140448918
- ISBN 13 9780140448917
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages352
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