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In This Guided Anthology, Experts Lead Students Through The Major Genres And Eras Of Chinese Poetry From Antiquity To The Modern Time. The Volume Is Divided Into 6 Chronological Sections And Features More Than 140 Examples Of The Best Shi, Sao, Fu, Ci, And Qu Poems. A Comprehensive Introduction And Extensive Thematic Table Of Contents Highlight The Thematic, Formal, And Prosodic Features Of Chinese Poetry, And Each Chapter Is Written By A Scholar Who Specializes In A Particular Period Or Genre. Poems Are Presented In Chinese And English And Are Accompanied By A Tone-marked Romanized Version, An Explanation Of Chinese Linguistic And Poetic Conventions, And Recommended Reading Strategies. Sound Recordings Of The Poems Are Available Online Free Of Charge. These Unique Features Facilitate An Intense Engagement With Chinese Poetical Texts And Help The Reader Derive Aesthetic Pleasure And Insight From These Works As One Could From The Original Thematic Contents -- A Note On How To Use This Anthology -- Major Chinese Dynasties -- List Of Symbols -- Introduction: Major Aspects Of Chinese Poetry / Zong-qi Cai -- Pt. 1. Pre-qin Times. Tetrasyllabic Shi Poetry: The Book Of Poetry (shijing) / William H. Nienhauser, Jr.; Sao Poetry: The Lyrics Of Chu (chuci) / Fusheng Wu -- Pt. 2. The Han Dynasty. Fu Poetry: An Ancient-style Rhapsody (gufu) / David R. Knechtges; Shi Poetry: Music Bureau Poems (yuefu) / Jui-lung Su; Pentasyllabic Shi Poetry: The Nineteen Old Poems / Zong-qi Cai -- Pt. 3. The Six Dynasties. Pentasyllabic Shi Poetry: Landscape And Farmstead Poems / Wendy Stewart; Pentasyllabic Shi Poetry: New Topics / Xiaofei Tian -- Pt. 4. The Tang Dynasty. Recent-style Shi Poetry: Pentasyllabic Regulated Verse (wuyan Lüshi) / Zong-qi Cai; Recent-style Shi Poetry: Heptasyllabic Regulated Verse (qiyan Lüshi) / Robert Ashmore; Recent-style Shi Poetry: Quatrains (jueju) / Charles Egan; Ancient-style Shi Poetry: Continuation And Changes / Paula Varsano -- Pt. 5. The Five Dyna