The Songs of Chu: An Anthology of Ancient Chinese Poetry by Qu Yuan and Others

Sources show Qu Yuan (?340-278 BCE) was the first person in China to become famous for his...
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Author: Yuan Qu
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The Songs of Chu: An Anthology of Ancient Chinese Poetry by Qu Yuan and Others by Qu, Yuan

The Songs of Chu: An Anthology of Ancient Chinese Poetry by Qu Yuan and Others

€86,93

The Songs of Chu: An Anthology of Ancient Chinese Poetry by Qu Yuan and Others

€86,93
Author: Yuan Qu
Format: Paperback
Language: English

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 longing for a spirit lover into the yearning for an ideal king that is central to the ancient philosophies of China.

Qu Yuan was as important to the development of Chinese literature as Homer was to the development of Western literature. This translation attempts to replicate what the work might have meant to those for whom it was originally intended, rather than settle for what it was made to mean by those who inherited it. It accounts for the new view of the state of Chu that recent discoveries have inspired.

Author: Yuan Qu
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 07/18/2017
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780231166072

About the Author
Gopal Sukhu is an associate professor of Chinese and comparative literature at Queens College, City University of New York.

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