Elegies of Chu

by Nicholas Williams and Nicholas Morrow Williams

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198818319
• ISBN13: 9780198818311
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.9" x 7.4"