| Brief Description: | Chinese poetry has a tradition unmatched in world literature. From the ancient Book of Song (Shi Jing) through the works of the brilliant Tang and Song Dynasty poets, Chinese poetry has a richness and beauty that most in the West know only through translation. Professor Faurot has assembled representative works of the best of these poets, in a variety of styles, for classroom use or self-study. Included are the original poems in traditional Chinese characters, pinyin romanization, vocabulary lists, notes, and more, This volume is intended for intermediate-level students of Chinese who have some background in literary Chinese language (wenyan). |
