The Tang Dynasty was the golden age of Chinese poetry, and Bo Juyi is generally acclaimed as one of China's greatest poets. He wrote over 2,800 poems, which he had copied and distributed to ensure their survival. For him, writing poetry was a way to expose the ills of society; his was the poetry of
Waiting for the moon: poems of Bo Juyi
โ Scribed by Arthur Waley
- Book ID
- 100268684
- Publisher
- Axios Press
- Year
- 2011;2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 72 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1604190647
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โฆ Synopsis
The Tang Dynasty was the golden age of Chinese poetry, and Bo Juyi is generally acclaimed as one of China's greatest poets. For him, writing poetry was a way to expose the ills of society; his was the poetry of everyday human concerns. His poems have an appealing style, written with a deliberate simplicity. They were extremely popular in his lifetime, in both China and Japan, and they continue to be read in both countries today.
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