Analysis of "双声子" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction The poem associated with “双声子” (Shuāngshēngzǐ) is a cí poem by 柳永 (Liǔ Yǒng), one of...
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Guided readings of classical Chinese poetry with original text, attribution, pinyin, English translation, line-by-line analysis, imagery, and historical context. New guides use stored source records so the poem text and author can be checked independently.
Analysis of "破阵乐" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction “破阵乐” (Pòzhèn yuè, “Music for Breaking the Enemy Formation”) originally refers to a ...
Analysis of "荔枝香" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction Zhou Bangyan 周邦彦 (1056–1121) was one of the greatest masters of cí 词, a lyric form o...
Analysis of "夏云峰" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction "夏云峰" (Xià Yún Fēng, “Summer Cloud Peak”) is not primarily the title of a single poe...
Analysis of "秋蕊香引" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction "秋蕊香引" is not the poem’s subject in the modern sense, but its cípái—the tune pattern...
Analysis of "西平乐" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction "西平乐" (Xī Píng Lè), or "Joy of Western Peace," is a celebrated ci poem by the Northe...
Analysis of "法曲献仙音" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction The poem "法曲献仙音" (Fǎ Qǔ Xiàn Xiān Yīn), whose title translates to "Music from the La...
Analysis of "婆罗门令" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction "婆罗门令" is a cí (lyric) tune pattern rather than the name of a single universally kno...
Analysis of "巫山一段云" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction "巫山一段云" (Wūshān Yī Duàn Yún) is not originally the title of a single poem in the mod...
Analysis of "采莲令" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction "采莲令" (Cǎi Lián Lìng) is a cí lyric by Liu Yong (Liǔ Yǒng, 柳永), one of the most impo...
Analysis of "归朝欢" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction "归朝欢" (Guī Cháo Huān) is the name of a cí tune pattern rather than the title of a si...