How to Read Chinese Poetry – A Guided Anthology
Experts guide students through the main poetic genres and historical periods of Chinese poetry, from antiquity to the current age, in this guided anthology. More than 140 of the best examples of shi, sao, fu, ci, and qu poems are included in the anthology, which is arranged into six chronological divisions. The thematic, formal, and prosodic characteristics of Chinese poetry are highlighted in a thorough introduction and broad thematic table of contents, and each chapter is authored by an expert in a certain time period or genre.