Singing of My Feelings
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Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Scholars of classical literature studying Song poetry and the yong huai tradition
- Readers who enjoy traditional-character old editions and are interested in the form of Republican-era printed books
- Enthusiasts with some grounding in classical poetry willing to read expressive works closely
Not a good fit for
- Beginning readers who need annotations and vernacular translation to understand the text
- Readers who only want famous-piece anthologies and are unwilling to engage with original-edition reprints
Reading tips
- First understand the Ruan Ji "Yong Huai" tradition, then read this book and compare similarities and differences in subject matter and modes of aspiration.
- After each poem, note keywords of feeling and intent to trace the author's common paths of expression.
- Read alongside Song dynasty shihua and works by poets of the same period to understand the poetic style of the era.
About the publisher
"Republic-era Commercial Press Original Editions" refers to original books printed by The Commercial Press during the Republican period, not a separate publishing house. Judging from the 300 titles held in the collection, its publishing focus centers on classical poetry and lyrics, literary appreciation, classic works, military texts, prose and miscellaneous writings, and Eastern philosophy. Representative titles include Wang Guowei's Renjian Cihua, Zhong Rong's Shipin, the lyric collections of Xin Qiji and Liu Yong, Sun Wu's The Art of War, and Lü Buwei's Xianshi Lan. Its author resources are mainly classical writers, together with modern scholars such as Li Jingbang and Guo Huaruo, whose collations and annotations are also represented, giving the list a character centered on original texts while attending to annotation and appreciation. Public information on the precise Republican-era catalog and printings is limited; this overview is based only on the titles held in the collection.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 【小池二首】白居易
- 卷430_34【闭关】白居易
- 卷430_35【弄龟罗】白居易
- 卷430_36【截树】白居易
- 卷430_37【望江楼上作】白居易
- 卷430_38【题座隅】白居易
- 卷430_39【昔与微之在朝日同蓄休退之心迨今十年…且结后期】白居易
- 卷430_40【垂钓】白居易
- 卷430_41【晚燕】白居易
- 卷430_42【赎鸡】白居易
- 卷430_43【秋日怀杓直（时杓直出牧澧州）】白居易
- 卷430_44【食后】白居易
- 卷430_45【齐物二首】白居易
- 卷430_46【山下宿】白居易
- 卷430_47【题旧写真图】白居易
- 卷430_48【闲居】白居易
- 卷430_49【对酒示行简】白居易
- 卷430_50【咏怀】白居易
- 卷430_51【夜琴】白居易
- 卷430_52【山中独吟】白居易
- 卷430_53【达理二首】白居易
- 卷430_54【湖亭晚望残水】白居易
- 卷430_55【郭虚舟相访】白居易
- 卷四百三十一
- 卷431_1【长庆二年七月自中书舍人出守杭州，路次蓝溪作】白居易
- 卷431_2【初出城留别】白居易
- 卷431_3【过骆山人野居小池（骆生弃官居此二十馀年）】白居易
- 卷431_4【宿清源寺】白居易
- 卷431_5【宿蓝溪对月（一作宿蓝桥题月）】白居易
- 卷431_6【自秦望赴五松驿，马上偶睡，睡觉成吟】白居易
- 卷431_7【邓州路中作】白居易
- 卷431_8【朱藤杖紫骢吟】白居易
- 卷431_9【桐树馆重题】白居易
- 卷431_10【过紫霞兰若】白居易
- 卷431_11【感旧纱帽（帽即故李侍郎所赠）】白居易
- 卷431_12【思竹窗】白居易
- 卷431_13【马上作】白居易
- 卷431_14【秋蝶】白居易
- 卷431_15【登商山最高顶】白居易
- 卷431_16【枯桑】白居易
- 卷431_17【山路偶兴】白居易
- 卷431_18【山雉】白居易
- 卷431_19【初下汉江舟中作，寄两省给舍】白居易
- 卷431_20【自蜀江至洞庭湖口有感而作】白居易
- 卷431_21【初领郡政衙退登东楼作（自此后诗到杭州后作）】白居易
- 卷431_22【清调吟】白居易
- 卷431_23【狂歌词】白居易
- 卷431_24【郡亭】白居易
- 卷431_25【北楼送客归上都】白居易
- 卷439_16【北亭招客】白居易
- 卷439_17【宿西林寺，早赴东林满上人之会因寄崔二十二员外】白居易
- 卷439_18【游宝称寺】白居易
- 卷439_19【早春闻提壶鸟，因题邻家】白居易
- 卷439_20【见紫薇花忆微之】白居易
- 卷439_21【蔷薇花一丛独死，不知其故，因有是篇】白居易
- 卷439_22【湖亭望水】白居易
- 卷439_23【闲游】白居易
- 卷439_24【忆微之伤仲远（李三仲远去年春丧）】白居易
- 卷439_25【过郑处士】白居易
- 卷439_26【霖雨苦多，江湖暴涨，块然独望，因题北亭】白居易
- 卷439_27【春末夏初闲游江郭二首】白居易
- 卷439_28【红藤杖（杖出南蛮）】白居易
- 卷439_29【风雨中寻李十一，因题船上】白居易
- 卷439_30【题庐山山下汤泉】白居易
- 卷439_31【寄蕲州簟与元九，因题六韵（时元九鳏居）】白居易
- 卷439_32【秋热】白居易
- 卷439_33【题元八溪居】白居易
- 卷439_34【晚出西郊】白居易
- 卷439_35【阶下莲】白居易
- 卷439_36【端居咏怀】白居易
- 卷439_37【夜宿江浦，闻元八改官，因寄此什】白居易
- 卷439_38【百花亭】白居易
- 卷439_39【江楼早秋】白居易
- 卷439_40【送客之湖南】白居易
- 卷439_41【百花亭晚望夜归】白居易
- 卷439_42【西楼】白居易
- 卷439_43【寻李道士山居，兼呈元明府】白居易
- 卷439_44【四十五】白居易
- 卷439_45【寄李相公、崔侍郎、钱舍人】白居易
- 卷439_46【厅前桂】白居易
- 卷439_47【寻王道士药堂，因有题赠】白居易
- 卷439_48【秋晚】白居易
- 卷439_49【南浦岁暮对酒，送王十五归京】白居易
- 卷439_50【除夜】白居易
- 卷439_51【闻李十一出牧澧州，崔二十二出牧果州，因寄绝句】白居易
- 卷439_52【元和十二年淮寇未平诏停岁仗愤然有感率尔成章】白居易
- 卷439_53【庾楼新岁】白居易
- 卷439_54【上香炉峰】白居易
- 卷439_55【忆微之】白居易
- 卷439_56【雨夜赠元十八】白居易
- 卷439_57【寒食江畔】白居易
- 卷439_58【三月三日登庾楼寄庾三十二】白居易
- 卷439_59【闻李六景俭自河东令授唐邓行军司马，以诗贺之】白居易
- 卷439_60【石榴树（一作石楠树）】白居易
- 卷439_61【大林寺桃花】白居易
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About the author
Yu Guanfu is an author about whom very little biographical information is publicly available; no clear record of nationality, dates of birth and death, or an English name can be found, and only two works are currently known, both titled Yonghuai ("Singing of My Feelings"). Judging from these titles and their assigned categories, the writing continues the tradition of classical Chinese poetry in which poems titled Yonghuai express personal aspirations and emotions, with themes leaning toward the singing of personal feeling and reflections on life. Stylistically the works appear to follow the path of ancient verse, and are therefore classified under both "Classical Poetry" and "Eastern Philosophy." The former points to their literary form, while the latter suggests that the poems may contain a speculative or reflective dimension regarding life and human affairs. Because the number of works is small and records are scarce, Yu Guanfu's overall body of writing is difficult to sketch in full, and the reach and transmission of the poems call for further investigation. The present introduction can only offer a brief account of the author's writing orientation based on the two Yonghuai pieces and their categories recorded in the database; more details of life and compositional background await the discovery of new materials.
