Beyond Spring : Tz'u Poems of the Sung Dynasty, Paperback / softback Book

Beyond Spring : Tz'u Poems of the Sung Dynasty Paperback / softback

Part of the Translations from the Asian Classics series

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This anthology of poetry from the Sung Dynasty, translated into English, represents the golden age of the Tz'u period in the 10th-12th centuries AD.

These translations of an important lyric form in Chinese literature strive to capture the phrasing and rhythms crucial to Tz'u. Organized by individual poets, the collection includes an introduction to symbols and allusions which enables the reader to discover references in specific poems.

The text also contains biographies of the Chinese poets, a glossary of terms, and an historical chart of Chinese poetic genres.

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