Analysis of "迷仙引" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction "迷仙引" (Mí Xiān Yǐn) is a cí (词), a lyric form of classical Chinese poetry that was o...
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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 "佳人醉" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction “佳人醉” (Jiā Rén Zuì, “The Beautiful Lady Is Drunk”) is the name of a cí tune pattern,...
Analysis of "征部乐" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction “征部乐” (Zhēng Bù Yuè) is the name of a cí tune pattern rather than the title of a poe...
Analysis of "慢卷绸" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction The phrase 慢卷绸 (màn juǎn chóu, “slowly rolling silk”) is not the title of a widely t...
Analysis of "尉迟杯" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction 尉迟杯 (Yuchi Bei) is not originally the title of a single poem, but a cí tune pattern ...
Analysis of "传花枝" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction The phrase 传花枝 (chuán huā zhī, “passing the flower branch”) is closely associated wi...
Analysis of "惜春郎" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction The phrase “惜春郎” can refer to a traditional Chinese lyric title associated with the ...
Analysis of "金蕉叶" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction "金蕉叶" (Jīn Jiāo Yè) is not the title of a single universally known standalone poem i...
Analysis of "女冠子" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction "女冠子" is a ci lyric title, not always the title of a single fixed poem. In classical...
Analysis of "两同心" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction “两同心” (Liǎng Tóngxīn, “Two Hearts as One”) is a classical cí tune pattern, and one o...
Analysis of "柳初新" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction 柳初新 (Liǔ Chū Xīn) is not the poet’s name but a cí tune pattern—a fixed lyrical form ...
Analysis of "倾杯乐" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction 《倾杯乐》 (Qīng Bēi Lè) is a classic song lyric title (ci, 词) from the tradition of Chin...