Hiding in Caverns Formed from Old Roots: The Collected Poems of Yu Xuanji

by Yu Xuanji and Lucas Klein

Yu Xuanji (c. 843-868) is one of the most interesting poets in premodern Chinese literature, and her approximately fifty extant poems include some of the most arresting writing from the Tang dynasty--a period known as the golden age of Chinese poetry. Born a commoner, by fifteen Yu had become the concubine of a man from an illustrious family, until he abandoned her and she became a Daoist priestess, where she took on an active role as a poet as well...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197778178
• ISBN13: 9780197778173
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.6"