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Ouyang Xiu & the Philosophy of Autumn Sleepless...
"The night deepens, ten thousand sounds fall silent — yet I hear only the cricket's cry."— Ouyang Xiu, Ode to the Sound of Autumn It is the middle of the...
Ouyang Xiu & the Philosophy of Autumn Sleepless...
"The night deepens, ten thousand sounds fall silent — yet I hear only the cricket's cry."— Ouyang Xiu, Ode to the Sound of Autumn It is the middle of the...
Drunk, I Trim the Lamp to Look at My Sword: Wha...
Xin Qiji was the greatest warrior-poet of the Song Dynasty — a man of extraordinary military talent who spent fifty years in forced retirement, lying awake dreaming of campaigns never...
Drunk, I Trim the Lamp to Look at My Sword: Wha...
Xin Qiji was the greatest warrior-poet of the Song Dynasty — a man of extraordinary military talent who spent fifty years in forced retirement, lying awake dreaming of campaigns never...
Green Ant Wine and the Red Clay Stove: What Bai...
Bai Juyi wrote more poems about sleep than any other poet in Chinese literary history — and more poems about the small, warm pleasures of the evening hour that make...
Green Ant Wine and the Red Clay Stove: What Bai...
Bai Juyi wrote more poems about sleep than any other poet in Chinese literary history — and more poems about the small, warm pleasures of the evening hour that make...
When Did the Bright Moon First Appear: What Su ...
Su Shi — poet, painter, calligrapher, gastronome, and one of the most fully realized human beings in Chinese literary history — wrote his most famous poem at midnight, slightly drunk,...
When Did the Bright Moon First Appear: What Su ...
Su Shi — poet, painter, calligrapher, gastronome, and one of the most fully realized human beings in Chinese literary history — wrote his most famous poem at midnight, slightly drunk,...
When Shall We Trim the Candle: What Li Shangyin...
Li Shangyin is the most enigmatic poet of the Tang Dynasty — a master of layered meaning, nocturnal imagery, and the particular ache of longing that has no clear object....
When Shall We Trim the Candle: What Li Shangyin...
Li Shangyin is the most enigmatic poet of the Tang Dynasty — a master of layered meaning, nocturnal imagery, and the particular ache of longing that has no clear object....
Where Will I Wake Tonight: What Liu Yong's Slow...
Liu Yong was the master of the slow ci — the long, unhurried lyric form that moves like a river finding its way to the sea. His poetry of parting,...
Where Will I Wake Tonight: What Liu Yong's Slow...
Liu Yong was the master of the slow ci — the long, unhurried lyric form that moves like a river finding its way to the sea. His poetry of parting,...