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Joy & Sorrow Songs of Ancient China
Ha Poong Kim
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Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DC; HBJF; HP. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
The Shi Jing is the oldest anthology of Chinese songs. It contains 305 songs of ancient China, composed in the 12th to 7th century BCE. The collection is divided into four parts. The present work is a translation of its first part, namely Guo Feng, which translates as "songs of states" within the Zhou kingdom (1122-255 BCE). The Guo Feng songs were mostly sung by the common people of the kingdom. In this respect, they are unlike the songs in the other three parts, which are generally dynastic songs of the Zhou court. The songs included in this translation predate ... Read more
The Shi Jing is the oldest anthology of Chinese songs. It contains 305 songs of ancient China, composed in the 12th to 7th century BCE. The collection is divided into four parts. The present work is a translation of its first part, namely Guo Feng, which translates as "songs of states" within the Zhou kingdom (1122-255 BCE). The Guo Feng songs were mostly sung by the common people of the kingdom. In this respect, they are unlike the songs in the other three parts, which are generally dynastic songs of the Zhou court. The songs included in this translation predate ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Language
Chinese
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845197926
SKU
V9781845197926
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About Ha Poong Kim
Ha Poong Kim, a native of Korea, taught philosophy, both Western and Eastern, at Eastern Illinois University for over twenty years. His most recent works (after retirement) include Joy and Sorrow Songs of Ancient China: A New Translation of Shi Jing Guo Feng; and Reading Lao Tzu: A Companion to the Tao Te Ching, with a New Translation.
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