| Chinese Lyricism: Shih Poetry from the Second to the Twelfth Century Contributor(s): Watson, Burton (Author) |
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ISBN: 0231034652 ISBN-13: 9780231034654 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $39.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1971 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors) |
| Dewey: 895.110 |
| LCCN: 71109252 |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5.9" W x 9.04" (0.85 lbs) 232 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the thousand years covered by this volume the shih reached its highest level of development. A lyric form which, using a predominantly four-character line, had earlier been employed in the Confucian Book of Odes, it rose to prominence once more in the period under discussion. The new shih, which differed from the original form only in its use of a five- or seven-character line, became the best known and most characteristic of Chinese poetic forms. |
