How to Read Chinese Poetry A Guided Anthology

332 t He y uan, m i ng, anD q i ng Dy na s t i e s C 1 6. 2 To the Tune “The Song of Shouyang” [shuangdiao key] Things in my hea ...

Qu P oe t ry : s ong P oe m s o F tHe y uan Dy na s t y 333 however, that a sanqu composer could disregard the difference betwee ...

334 t He y uan, m i ng, anD q i ng Dy na s t i e s ably its best writer, Ma Zhiyuan. Ma Zhiyuan is one of the four great Yuan dr ...

Qu P oe t ry : s ong P oe m s o F tHe y uan Dy na s t y 335 nial ambience. The implication of the contrast between these two set ...

336 t He y uan, m i ng, anD q i ng Dy na s t i e s 8 Dynasties rise, The common folk suffer; 10 Dynasties fall, The common folk ...

Qu P oe t ry : s ong P oe m s o F tHe y uan Dy na s t y 337 impregnability of his country’s natural defense. The allusion gives ...

338 t He y uan, m i ng, anD q i ng Dy na s t i e s Zhang Yanghao’s creative use of the tune pattern of “Sheep on Mountain Slope” ...

Qu P oe t ry : s ong P oe m s o F tHe y uan Dy na s t y 339 press gourd — talk heaven say earth drunk dim blurred 按胡蘆談天說地醉模糊 △ ( ...

340 t He y uan, m i ng, anD q i ng Dy na s t i e s the second is colloquial in tone and, in syntactic structure, imitates the ea ...

Qu P oe t ry : s ong P oe m s o F tHe y uan Dy na s t y 341 humorous poetic version of his curriculum vitae. Of most interest ab ...

342 t He y uan, m i ng, anD q i ng Dy na s t i e s the examination system had been restored after a long hiatus.14 For many of t ...

Qu P oe t ry : s ong P oe m s o F tHe y uan Dy na s t y 343 Using his skills as a playwright, the author is able to create a dra ...

344 t He y uan, m i ng, anD q i ng Dy na s t i e s C 1 6. 8 To the Tune “Clear River, a Prelude” [shuangdiao key]: On Separation ...

Qu P oe t ry : s ong P oe m s o F tHe y uan Dy na s t y 345 the last line cannot, therefore, be taken as simply a proper noun. I ...

346 t He y uan, m i ng, anD q i ng Dy na s t i e s the girl’s move a loving gesture when she tries to prevent her lover from rea ...

Qu P oe t ry : s ong P oe m s o F tHe y uan Dy na s t y 347 marketplaces, and entertainment quarters. The following song poem is ...

348 t He y uan, m i ng, anD q i ng Dy na s t i e s According to Zhuangzi’s famous dream, the philosopher does not know whether h ...

Qu P oe t ry : s ong P oe m s o F tHe y uan Dy na s t y 349 to anybody’s interpretation. Judging from the way the poet presents ...

350 t He y uan, m i ng, anD q i ng Dy na s t i e s rely [particle] my snap willow pull flower hand 憑著我折柳攀花手 ▲ (píng zhe wŏ zhé l ...

Qu P oe t ry : s ong P oe m s o F tHe y uan Dy na s t y 351 cub [particle] first toward circled ground on walk 子弟每是箇茅草崗沙土窩初生兒的兔羔 ...