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Item Details
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CHINESE LOVE POETRY
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| By: |
Jane Portal (Editor), Qu Lei Lei (Illus) |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| List price:
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£9.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0714124133 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780714124131 |
| Publisher: |
BRITISH MUSEUM PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
2 February, 2004 |
| Series: |
Gift Books |
| Pages: |
96 |
| Translated from: |
Chinese |
| Description: |
The three arts of poetry, calligraphy and painting are regarded in China as the Triple Excellence, and they are brought together here in an anthology of Chinese love poems ranging from the earliest-known works in the famous "Book of Songs" to the work of Chairman Mao and other 20th-century poets. |
| Synopsis: |
Selected English translations by respected scholars are each illustrated with a scene from a Chinese painting or print in the collection of the British Museum. Each poem is also illuminated by the artistic brushwork calligraphy of Qu Lei Lei. Further reading and brief biographies of the poets are also provided. |
| Illustrations: |
82 illustrations, 42 in colour |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
British Museum Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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