| Thematic Contents |
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| A Note on How to Use This Anthology |
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| Major Chinese Dynasties |
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| Introduction: Major Aspects of Chinese Poetry |
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Tetrasyllabic Shi Poetry: The Book of Poetry (Shijing) |
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13 | (23) |
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William H. Nienhauser Jr. |
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The Grove at Zhu (Mao no. 144) |
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15 | (1) |
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The Peach Tree Tender (Mao no. 6) |
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16 | (1) |
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Mulberries in the Lowlands (Mao no. 228) |
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17 | (1) |
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I Beg of You, Zhong Zi (Mao no. 76) |
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18 | (2) |
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The Banks of the Ru (Mao no. 10) |
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20 | (2) |
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The Retiring Girl (Mao no. 42) |
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22 | (1) |
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The River Has Branches (Mao no. 22) |
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23 | (2) |
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Little Stars (Mao no. 21) |
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25 | (1) |
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Gathering the White Artemesia (Mao no. 13) |
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26 | (1) |
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The Kudzu Vine Grows Longer (Mao no. 2) |
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27 | (2) |
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Gathering the Duckweed (Mao no. 15) |
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29 | (1) |
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Egrets in Flight (Mao no. 278) |
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30 | (1) |
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30 | (6) |
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Sao Poetry: The Lyrics of Chu (Chuci) |
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36 | (23) |
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The Lord of the Xiang River (attrib. Qu Yuan) |
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38 | (2) |
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The Lady of the Xiang River (attrib. Qu Yuan) |
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40 | (1) |
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On Encountering Trouble (Qu Yuan) |
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41 | (18) |
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Fu Poetry: An Ancient-Style Rhapsody (Gufu) |
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59 | (25) |
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Fu on the Imperial Park (Sima Xiangru) |
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61 | (23) |
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Shi Poetry: Music Bureau Poems (Yuefu) |
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84 | (19) |
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Songs to Pacify the World, for Inside the Palace, No. 1 (anon.) |
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85 | (1) |
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Songs to Pacify the World, for Inside the Palace, No. 3 (anon.) |
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86 | (2) |
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Behold, the Grand Unity (anon.) |
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88 | (2) |
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We Fought South of the Walls (anon.) |
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90 | (1) |
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Song of the East Gate (anon.) |
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91 | (2) |
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There Is One I Love (anon.) |
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93 | (2) |
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Marvelous! A Ballad (anon.) |
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95 | (2) |
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Mulberry Along the Lane (anon.) |
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97 | (6) |
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Pentasyllabic Shi Poetry: The ``Nineteen Old Poems'' |
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103 | (18) |
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No. 1, On and On, Again On and On [ You Go] (anon.) |
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105 | (1) |
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No. 3, Green, Green Grows the Cypress on the Hilltop (anon.) |
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106 | (1) |
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No. 13, I Ride My Carriage to the Upper East Gate (anon.) |
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107 | (2) |
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No. 6, I Cross the River to Pluck Hibiscus Flowers (anon.) |
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109 | (1) |
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No. 16, Cold and Cold: The Year Approaches Its End (anon.) |
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110 | (1) |
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No. 17, The First Winter Month: The Cold Air Comes (anon.) |
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111 | (4) |
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No. 7, Bright Moon Shines in the Clear Night (anon.) |
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115 | (6) |
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Pentasyllabic Shi Poetry: Landscape and Farmstead Poems |
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121 | (20) |
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Returning to Live on the Farm, No. 1 (Tao Qian) |
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122 | (3) |
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On Drinking Wine, Twenty Poems, No. 5 (Tao Qian) |
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125 | (1) |
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On Drinking Wine, Twenty Poems, No. 7 (Tao Qian) |
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126 | (2) |
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On Moving House, Two Poems, No. 2 (Tao Qian) |
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128 | (2) |
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Climbing Yongjia's Green Crag Mountain (Xie Lingyun) |
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130 | (3) |
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What I Observed as I Crossed the Lake on My Way from Southern Mountain to Northern Mountain (Xie Lingyun) |
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133 | (2) |
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Climbing the Lakeside Tower (Xie Lingyun) |
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135 | (6) |
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Pentasyllabic Shi Poetry: New Topics |
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141 | (20) |
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An Outing to the Eastern Field (Xie Tiao) |
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142 | (1) |
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Jade Stairs Resentment (Xie Tiao) |
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143 | (2) |
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Autumn Evening (Xiao Gang) |
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145 | (1) |
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Evening Sun in the Rear Hall (Xiao Gang) |
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146 | (2) |
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148 | (1) |
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On a Fair Lady Viewing a Painting (Xiao Gang) |
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149 | (1) |
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On a Lone Duck (Xiao Gang) |
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150 | (1) |
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Returning to the South of the City from the Encampment (Xiao Gang) |
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151 | (1) |
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A Cold Garden: On What I See (Yu Xin) |
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152 | (2) |
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In Response to Director Liu Zhen (Yu Xin) |
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154 | (7) |
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Recent-Style Shi Poetry: Pentasyllabic Regulated Verse (Wuyan Lushi) |
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161 | (20) |
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162 | (12) |
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The Jiang and Han Rivers (Du Fu) |
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174 | (2) |
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Climbing the Yueyang Tower with Xia Shi'er (Li Bai) |
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176 | (1) |
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Zhongnan Mountain (Wang Wei) |
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177 | (4) |
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Recent-Style Shi Poetry: Heptasyllabic Regulated Verse (Qiyan Lushi) |
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181 | (18) |
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The Qu River, No. 2 (Du Fu) |
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182 | (2) |
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On the River, I Came upon Waters Surging Like the Ocean: For Now, I Give This Short Account (Du Fu) |
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184 | (2) |
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Autumn Meditations, No. 8 (Du Fu) |
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186 | (2) |
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188 | (1) |
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The Milky Way: Syrinx-Playing (Li Shangyin) |
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189 | (2) |
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191 | (2) |
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193 | (2) |
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Brocade Zither (Li Shangyin) |
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195 | (4) |
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Recent-Style Shi Poetry: Quatrains (Jueju) |
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199 | (27) |
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202 | (1) |
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In Praise of Pear Blossoms on the Pond (Wang Rong) |
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202 | (2) |
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Spring Lament (Jin Changxu) |
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204 | (1) |
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Miscellaneous Poems, No. 2 (Wang Wei) |
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205 | (1) |
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Climbing Crane Tower (Wang Zhihuan) |
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206 | (1) |
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The Deer Fence (Wang Wei) |
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207 | (2) |
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Calling-Bird Brook (Wang Wei) |
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209 | (1) |
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Quiet Night Thoughts (Li Bai) |
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210 | (1) |
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211 | (1) |
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Lament of the Jade Stairs (Li Bai) |
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212 | (1) |
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Following the Army (Wang Changling) |
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213 | (1) |
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Autumn Songs of the Hall of Abiding Faith (five poems) (Wang Changling) |
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214 | (2) |
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Sending Off Meng Haoran to Guangling at Yellow Crane Tower (Li Bai) |
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216 | (1) |
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Three Quatrains, No. 3 (Du Fu) |
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216 | (1) |
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217 | (1) |
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Dispelling Sorrow (Du Mu) |
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218 | (1) |
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219 | (7) |
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Ancient-Style Shi Poetry: Continuation and Changes |
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226 | (19) |
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Moved by Events I Encounter, No. 6 (Chen Zi'ang) |
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227 | (3) |
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A Song on Ascending Youzhou Terrace (Chen Zi'ang) |
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230 | (2) |
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A Lu Mountain Tune: Sent to Minister Lu Xuzhou (Li Bai) |
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232 | (6) |
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Planting Flowers on the Eastern Slope, No. 1 (Bai Juyi) |
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238 | (7) |
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Planting Flowers on the Eastern Slope, No. 2 (Bai Juyi) |
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239 | (6) |
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PART 5 THE FIVE DYNASTIES AND THE SONG DYNASTY |
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Ci Poetry: Short Song Lyrics (Xiaoling) |
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245 | (17) |
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To the Tune ``Crows Call at Night'' (attrib. Li Yu) |
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246 | (3) |
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To the Tune ``Southern Tune,'' No. 1 (anon.) |
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249 | (1) |
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To the Tune ``Southern Tune,'' No. 2 (anon.) |
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250 | (1) |
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To the Tune ``On the Water Clock at Night'' (Wen Tingyun) |
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251 | (2) |
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To the Tune ``Buddha-Like Barbarian'' (Wen Tingyun) |
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253 | (1) |
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To the Tune ``Audience at Golden Gate'' (Wei Zhuang) |
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254 | (1) |
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To the Tune ``Beautiful Lady Yu'' (Li Yu) |
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255 | (2) |
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To the Tune ``Butterflies Lingering over Flowers'' (attrib. Ouyang Xiu) |
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257 | (1) |
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To the Tune ``Sand in Silk-Washing Stream'' (Yan Shu) |
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258 | (4) |
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Ci Poetry: Long Song Lyrics (Manci) |
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262 | (24) |
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To the Tune ``Eight Beats of a Ganzhou Song'' (Liu Yong) |
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264 | (4) |
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To the Tune ``Prelude to the River Tune'' (Su Shi) |
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268 | (2) |
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To the Tune ``The Charm of Niannu'': Meditation on the Past at Red Cliff (Su Shi) |
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270 | (3) |
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To the Tune ``One Beat Followed by Another, a Long Tune'' (Li Qingzhao) |
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273 | (3) |
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To the Tune ``Congratulating the Bridegroom'' (Xin Qiji) |
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276 | (4) |
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To the Tune ``Groping for Fish'' (Xin Qiji) |
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280 | (6) |
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Ci Poetry: Long Song Lyrics on Objects (Yongwu Ci) |
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286 | (22) |
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Secret Fragrance (Jiang Kui) |
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287 | (1) |
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Dappled Shadows (Jiang Kui) |
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288 | (8) |
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Prelude to the Oriole's Song (Wu Wenying) |
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296 | (12) |
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Shi Poetry: Ancient and Recent Styles |
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308 | (21) |
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Small Plum Tree in a Garden in the Hills, No. 1 (Lin Bu) |
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309 | (2) |
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Lament for My Wife, Nos. 1, 2, 3 (Mei Yaochen) |
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311 | (2) |
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Seeing Off Canliao (Su Shi) |
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313 | (2) |
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Written on Master Huyin's Wall, No. 1 (Wang Anshi) |
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315 | (2) |
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As Dawn Approached on an Autumn Night, I Went Out My Bramble Gate and, Met by Chilly Air, Was Moved to Write This, No. 2 (Lu You) |
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317 | (3) |
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An Outing to Villages West of the Mountains (Lu You) |
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320 | (2) |
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Fields and Gardens Through the Four Seasons, Random Inspirations: Spring, No. 10 (Fan Chengda) |
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322 | (1) |
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Fields and Gardens Through the Four Seasons, Random Inspirations: Summer, No. 34 (Fan Chengda) |
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322 | (1) |
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Fields and Gardens Through the Four Seasons, Random Inspirations: Autumn, No. 44 (Fan Chengda) |
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323 | (1) |
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Fields and Gardens Through the Four Seasons, Random Inspirations: Summer, No. 35 (Fan Chengda) |
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324 | (5) |
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PART 6 THE YUAN, MING, AND QING DYNASTIES |
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Qu Poetry: Song Poems (Sanqu) of the Yuan Dynasty |
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329 | (25) |
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To the Tune ``The Unbreakable String'': Fat Couple (Wang Heqing) |
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330 | (2) |
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To the Tune ``The Song of Shouyang'' (Ma Zhiyuan) |
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332 | (2) |
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To the Tune ``Sky-Clear Sand'': Autumn Thoughts (Ma Zhiyuan) |
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334 | (1) |
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To the Tune ``Sheep on Mountain Slope'': Meditation on the Past at Tong Pass (Zhang Yanghao) |
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335 | (3) |
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To the Tune ``Drunk in a Peaceful Time'': Idle Chats of the Woodcutter and the Fisherman (Qiao Ji) |
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338 | (2) |
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To the Tune ``Luyaobian'': Of Myself (Qiao Ji) |
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340 | (2) |
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To the Tune ``A Half'': On Love (Guan Hanqing) |
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342 | (2) |
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To the Tune ``Clear River, a Prelude'': On Separation, No. 4 (Guan Yunshi) |
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344 | (1) |
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To the Tune ``Spring Song'': On Love (Bai Pu) |
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345 | (2) |
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To the Tune ``Heaven in a Drunkard's Eye'': On the Big Butterfly (Wang Heqing) |
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347 | (7) |
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Shi Poetry of the Ming and Qing Dynasties |
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354 | (25) |
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Autumn Gaze (Li Mengyang) |
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355 | (2) |
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Composed at Random: Sent to Master Fang (Yuan Hongdao) |
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357 | (2) |
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Qinhuai: Miscellaneous Poems (Wang Shizhen) |
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359 | (1) |
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Traveling in the Mountains: Miscellaneous Poem (Yuan Mei) |
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360 | (2) |
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Recording Disorder in the Year Jiashen (Li Yu) |
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362 | (2) |
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Song of Suffering Calamity (Wang Duanshu) |
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364 | (5) |
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On the Full Moon: Written at Age Six (Gan Lirou) |
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369 | (1) |
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Weeping for Elder Sister (Gan Lirou) |
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369 | (1) |
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Hastening the Bride's Toilet (Gan Lirou) |
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370 | (1) |
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Night in the Boudoir (Gan Lirou) |
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371 | (1) |
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Expressing My Feelings (Gan Lirou) |
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372 | (1) |
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Recited at Random (Gan Lirou) |
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373 | (1) |
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On a Summer Day: Dwelling in the Mountains (Yan Liu) |
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374 | (1) |
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Recited While Sick (Mengyue) |
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375 | (4) |
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A Synthesis: Rhythm, Syntax, and Vision of Chinese Poetry |
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379 | (22) |
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388 | (3) |
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Crossing the Sea of Loneliness (Wen Tianxiang) |
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391 | (3) |
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To the Tune ``Sixteen-Character Song'' (Cai Shen) |
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394 | (1) |
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To the Tune ``Sky-Clear Sand'': Autumn Thoughts (Ma Zhiyuan) |
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395 | (1) |
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To the Tune ``Sky-Clear Sand'': Of This Occasion (Qiao Ji) |
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396 | (5) |
| Phonetic Transcriptions of Entering-Tone Characters |
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401 | (2) |
| Abbreviations of Primary Texts |
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403 | (2) |
| Acknowledgments |
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405 | (2) |
| Contributors |
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407 | (4) |
| Glossary-Index |
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