A Brotherhood in Song: Chinese Poetry and Poetics The stories translated here were

The stories translated here were all written in the mid 1980s

Classical Prose

Presented here are selections from Lao Shê's pre-1949 output

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A Brotherhood in Song: Chinese Poetry and Poetics The stories translated here wereEdited by Stephen C. Soong 1985 386 pages ISBN 962 201 356 2 From the Tang dynasty to the present day, for over 1,200 years, classical poetry in the form of regulated verse has been arguably the most popular literary art form in China. Its long tradition has been kept alive by the innumerable prolific masters of the genre, and appreciated by the widest possible audience from the highly educated to the man in the street. Lines and phrases from well