Elegies of Chu
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 27 February 2022
- ISBN 9780198818311
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages336 pages
- Size 195x130x15 mm
- Weight 232 g
- Language English 281
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Short description:
This anthology, Elegies of Chu, will provide readers with an understanding of Chinese literature, examining its evolution from free-spirited, mythico-religious songs to the more formal, polished style of the Han court.
MoreLong description:
Elegies of Chu (in Chinese, Chuci), one of the two surviving collections of ancient Chinese poetry, is a key source for the whole tradition of Chinese poetry. Because the elegies contain passionate expressions of political protest as well as shamanistic themes of magic spells and wandering spirits, they present an alternative face of early Chinese culture; one that does not align with orthodox Confucianism. This translation employs literary English devices in order to emphasise the original structure of these Chinese poems. It also examines the extraordinarily vivid diction of the source texts, including of onomatopoeia, ornate descriptions, exotic flowers, dramatic landscapes, metaphors and startling similes.
This translation will be based on the original anthology compiled in the Han dynasty by Wang Yi (2nd century CE), and contains a selection of poems that were collected from the 3rd century BCE through the Han dynasty. The anthology provides readers with an understanding of Chinese literature and its evolution from free-spirited, mythico-religious songs to the more formal, polished style of the Han court.
The harmony of erudition and elegance of Williams' renditions will allow his translation to become the standard English version of the Chuci text for years to come.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
A Note on the Translation
Select Bibliography
Timeline
Sublimating Sorrow (Li sao)
Nine Phases
Nine Songs
Heavenly Questions
Nine Avowals
Far Roaming
Divination
Fisherman
Summons to the Recluse
Summons to the Soul
Nine Longings
Seven Remonstrances
Nine Threnodies
Lamenting Time's Fate
Rueful Oath
Greater Summons
Nine Yearnings
Explanatory Notes
Index
