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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.
Some poems are shorter lyrics in simple language that are folk songs which record the voice of the common people, addressing love and courtship, political satire and protest. Other poems are about court life and dynasties. Nearly all of the songs are rhyming.
In the same way that Homer's epics took hold within the West, the Book of Songs played a role in spheres far beyond literature, with a lasting influence on education, politics and communal life.
Produced using traditional Chinese bookbinding techniques, this edition of the Book of Songs is a selected anthology of 25 classic poems presented in an exquisite dual-language edition.
Contents
Introduction
AIRS OF THE STATES
The Cry of the Fish-hawk
The Cloth-Vine Grows
Rabbit Nets
The Katydid
The Cypress Wood Boat
The Gourd has Bitter Leaves
How Swift the Quail
How Free the Hare
The Blue Collar
How Agile
Climbing the Hill
Swiftly Stoops the Falcon
On the Shore of the Marsh
The Eastern Hills
LESSER COURT ODES
Four White Horses
Trumpet Flowers
Wild Geese
Siskins
The Fourth Month
Mulberries
GREATER COURT ODES
Thick Grow the Oaks
Spirit Tower
The Prestige of King Wen
Drawing Water
Through the Twisting Valleys
The Omens of Shao
HYMNS
Valiant and Refined
We offer sacrifices
Bounteous Year
How Sharp the Ploughshares
Silk Robes
Mighty
A note on the translation
