Three Hundred Tang Poems

Peter Harris

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Everyman's Library
15 March 2009

Poetry by individual poets

Series: Everyman's Library POCKET POETS

A new translation of a beloved anthology of poems from the golden age of Chinese culture-a treasury of wit, beauty, and wisdom from many of China's greatest poets. In Chinese literature, the Tang period (618-907) is considered the golden age of Chinese poetry. ""Tang Shi San Bai Shou"" is a compilation of poems from this period made around 1763 by Sun Zhu of the Qing dynasty. It has been used in China for centuries since to teach elementary students to read and write, and also in cultivating character

These some three hundred poems from the Tang Dynasty (618-907)-an age in which poetry and the arts flourished-were gathered in the eighteenth century into what became one of the best-known books in the world, and which is still cherished in Chinese homes everywhere. Many of China's most famous poets-Du Fu, Li Bai, Bai Juyi, and Wang Wei-are represented by timeless poems about love, war, the delights of drinking and dancing, and the beauties of nature. There are poems about travel, about grief, about the frustrations of bureaucracy, and about the pleasures and sadness of old age.

Nearly every Chinese household owns a copy of Tang Shi and poems from it are still included in textbooks and to be memorized by students.

By: Peter Harris
Imprint: Everyman's Library
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 165mm, Width: 113mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 249g
ISBN: 9781841597829
ISBN 10: 1841597821
Series: Everyman's Library POCKET POETS
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 15 March 2009
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Peter Harris was born in London 1933, and initially trained as an accountant before being encouraged by his wife to take up writing full-time. He wrote for television, radio, and children's comics, and well as writing numerous books for children. Doffy Weir always wanted to illustrate children's books and managed to get started by working for a publisher. An editor saw some of her drawings and asked her to illustrate a poetry book. She has been illustrating ever since. She has two grown-up children and lives in London, which she loves because it is full of different people from all over the world.

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