{"product_id":"9781350337213","title":"Classic Chinese Poems of Mourning and Texts of Lament An Anthology","description":"\u003ch1\u003eClassic Chinese Poems of Mourning and Texts of Lament\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAn Anthology\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eVictor H. Mair | Zhenjun Zhang\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoetry \/ Asian \/ Chinese\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eBathed with the blood and tears of countless poets and authors and naturally expressing the most heartfelt emotions of ancient peoples, poems of mourning and texts of lament stand out in classical Chinese literature as brilliant and unique. Composed and celebrated over 3000 years, they are central to the Chinese literary tradition but have been largely unknown to English readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Including over 100 major pieces by leading literary figures from 800 BCE – 1800, this is the first English anthology of classic Chinese poems of mourning and texts of sacrificial offering. With annotated translations by leading scholars and reading guides accompanying each piece, this book reveals a powerful literary heritage to students and serious readers of Chinese literature, history and civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVictor H. Mair \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Chinese Language and Literature at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. He is the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eMing Dynasty Tales: A Guided Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury, 2022). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eZhenjun Zhang \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor and Coordinator of Asian Studies Program at St. Lawrence University, USA. He is the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eMing Dynasty Tales: A Guided Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury, 2022).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 May 2024\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350337213\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e264\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.56\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52223161598092,"sku":"9781350337213","price":27.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_dfaa322a-2d06-4e05-ada6-f496275415d7.jpg?v=1786500543","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350337213","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}