Description
| Product ID: | 9781782749448 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Chinese Bound |
| Title: | Book of Songs (Shi-Jing) |
| Subtitle: | A New Translation of Selected Poems from the Ancient Chinese Anthology |
| Authors: | Author: Confucius, James Trapp |
| Page Count: | 96 |
| Subjects: | Poetry anthologies (various poets), Poetry anthologies (various poets), Confucianism, Gift books, Confucianism, Gift books, China, English, Chinese, BCE to c 500 CE |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Claimed by some to have been compiled by Confucius in the 5th century BCE, the Book of Songs is an ancient anthology of Chinese poetry. Produced using traditional Chinese bookbinding techniques, this newly-translated edition is a selected anthology of 25 classic poems presented in an exquisite dual-language edition. Claimed by some to have been compiled by Confucius in the 5th century BCE, the Book of Songs is an ancient anthology of Chinese poetry. Collecting poems over a number of centuries, the anthology – sometimes known as the Classic of Poetry (or Shi-jing) – is the oldest existing collection of Chinese poetry, comprising 305 works dating from the 11th to 7th centuries BCE. |
| Imprint Name: | Amber Books |
| Publisher Name: | Amber Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-04-14 |
