The Book of Songs

1. Read the preface before reciting the original, then look at the annotations, to avoid getting stuck in word-level details at the start.
2. Read in the groups of Feng, Ya, and Song; choose a few poems in each group for close reading and skim the rest to keep momentum.
3. When you come to an illustration of names and things, pause to connect the image with the text.
4. Mark places where variant interpretations are retained, and review them after finishing a group to appreciate the differences in interpretation.

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