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How to read Chinese poetry : a guided anthology /
edited by Zong-qi Cai.
p. cm.
Chinese and English.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
isb n 978-0-231-13940-3 (cloth : alk. paper)
isb n 978-0-231-13941-0 (paper : alk. paper)
isb n 978-0-231-51188-9 (electronic)
1. Chinese poetry—History and criticism. 2. Chinese
poetry—Translations into English. I. Cai, Zong-qi.
II. Title.
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