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The Shi King: The Old Poetry Classic of the Chinese a Close Metrical Translation with Annotations

The Shi King: The Old Poetry Classic of the Chinese a Close Metrical Translation with Annotations

Jennings, William

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Literary CriticismFiction AnthologiesGeneral Poetry

ISBN10: 1162631023
ISBN13: 9781162631028
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 384
Weight: 1.45
Height: 0.79 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
The Shi King: The Old Poetry Classic of the Chinese is a book that presents a close metrical translation of the ancient Chinese poetry collection known as the Shi King. The collection is considered one of the oldest and most important works of Chinese literature, with poems dating back to the 11th century BCE. The translator, William Jennings, provides detailed annotations and commentary to help readers understand the cultural and historical context of the poems. The book is a valuable resource for those interested in Chinese literature, history, and culture, as well as for scholars and students of poetry and translation.1891. A collection of ancient Chinese poetry that represents the circumstances, thoughts, habits, joys and sorrows of persons of all classes of society in China more than 3,000 years ago, written in their own words.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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