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The Songs of Chu: An Anthology of Ancient Chinese Poetry by Qu Yuan and Others
Yuan Qu
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Description for The Songs of Chu: An Anthology of Ancient Chinese Poetry by Qu Yuan and Others
Paperback. Translator(s): Sukhu, Gopal. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Sources show Qu Yuan (?340-278 BCE) was the first person in China to become famous for his poetry, so famous in fact that the Chinese celebrate his life with a national holiday called Poet's Day, or the Dragon Boat Festival. His work, which forms the core of the The Songs of Chu, the second oldest anthology of Chinese poetry, derives its imagery from shamanistic ritual. Its shaman hymns are among the most beautiful and mysterious liturgical works in the world. The religious milieu responsible for their imagery supplies the backdrop for his most famous work, Li sao, which translates shamanic ... Read more
Sources show Qu Yuan (?340-278 BCE) was the first person in China to become famous for his poetry, so famous in fact that the Chinese celebrate his life with a national holiday called Poet's Day, or the Dragon Boat Festival. His work, which forms the core of the The Songs of Chu, the second oldest anthology of Chinese poetry, derives its imagery from shamanistic ritual. Its shaman hymns are among the most beautiful and mysterious liturgical works in the world. The religious milieu responsible for their imagery supplies the backdrop for his most famous work, Li sao, which translates shamanic ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Translations from the Asian Classics
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231166072
SKU
V9780231166072
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About Yuan Qu
Gopal Sukhu is an associate professor of Chinese and comparative literature at Queens College, City University of New York.
Reviews for The Songs of Chu: An Anthology of Ancient Chinese Poetry by Qu Yuan and Others
The Songs of Chu contain some of the most beautiful language in early Chinese literature. They are also an invaluable source for research on ancient myths, legends, and cosmology. Sukhu's elegant English translation belies years of meticulous scholarship to give the modern reader some sense of the extraordinarily difficult original. A magnificent achievement!
Sarah Allan, Dartmouth College Gopal Sukhu's ... Read more
Sarah Allan, Dartmouth College Gopal Sukhu's ... Read more