How to Read A Chinese Poem: A Bilingual Anthology of Tang Poetry
Product ID: 8271055
📜200+ classic Tang poems
🔤Traditional & simplified characters
🎙️Full pinyin & tonal guides
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Description
📚 Unlock the ancient art of Tang poetry — read, recite, and resonate with history!
- LITERAL LITERARY - Detailed bilingual annotations reveal the literal meanings behind poetic artistry, empowering your own creative translations.
- BILINGUAL BRILLIANCE - Traditional and simplified Chinese characters side-by-side for seamless cross-referencing and deeper understanding.
- MASTER THE MELODY OF MANDARIN - Complete pinyin transliteration with tone markings lets you recite poems exactly as ancient scholars did.
- DIVE INTO TIMELESS TANG POETRY - Explore 200+ regulated verses from legendary poets like Li Bai and Du Fu, bridging 1300 years of literary mastery.
- A MUST HAVE FOR LANGUAGE LITERATURE BUFFS - Perfect for millennial professionals eager to impress with cultural fluency and poetic finesse.
This bilingual anthology presents over 200 Tang Dynasty poems with traditional and simplified Chinese characters, full pinyin transliteration, and detailed annotations. Designed for both poetry lovers and Chinese language learners, it enables readers to appreciate classical Chinese poetry’s sound, structure, and meaning, making it an essential tool for cultural and linguistic enrichment.
Specifications
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,580,013 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #284 in Asian Poetry (Books) #566 in Poetry Anthologies (Books) #735 in Asian Literary History & Criticism |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (45) |
| Dimensions | 6 x 1.13 x 9 inches |
| Edition | Bilingual |
| ISBN-10 | 1419670131 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1419670138 |
| Item Weight | 1.5 pounds |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 448 pages |
| Publication date | July 31, 2007 |
| Publisher | BookSurge Publishing |
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