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Classic Chinese Poems of Mourning and Texts of Lament: An Anthology by Victor H. Mair and Zhenjun Zhang is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Classic Chinese Poems of Mourning and Texts of Lament: An Anthology about?
Bathed with the blood and tears of countless poets and authors and naturally expressing the most heartfelt emotions of ancient peoples, poems of mourning and texts of lament stand out in classical Chinese literature as brilliant and unique. Composed and celebrated over 3000 years, they are central to the Chinese literary tradition but have been largely unknown to English readers. Including over 100 major pieces by leading literary figures from 800 BCE – 1800, this is the first English anthology
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- Author
- Victor H. Mair and Zhenjun Zhang
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Published
- 2024
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781350337220
- Category
- work of literary fiction
- Subjects
- History, Poetry, Humanities
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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