Women Songsters from Early China: Book of Songs or Shijing (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798323872688)

The Chinese Book of Songs comprises some 305 songs ('poems'): a compilation originally ascribed to Confucius (b.551 BCE). It is in four main parts: folksongs (airs of the states), lesser courtly songs, greater courtly songs and songs of the temple and altar. In this translation I include only first, the folksongs of the people, in ballad form - the greater number composed and sung by women. They clearly expressive the power of the feminine, very dear to the early Taoists.

Author: Richard Bertschinger
ISBN-13: 9798323872688
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 04/24/2024
Pages: 154
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.36d