The Jiong Poems
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Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Classical literature enthusiasts who wish to read the "Odes" section of the Book of Songs topically
- Chinese majors who need texts and annotation materials from the Odes of Lu
- Teachers of pre-Qin poetry looking for short teaching materials
- Readers interested in pre-Qin ritual institutions and horse administration culture
Not a good fit for
- Beginning readers expecting modern vernacular translations or story-based adaptations
- Readers who wish to read the entire Book of Songs in one go
- Readers who prefer lengthy literary analysis and have no interest in close reading of the original text
Reading tips
- First read through the four original pieces to feel the four-character rhythm of the odes, then go through each piece with annotations to resolve word and phrase obstacles.
- Compare "Jiong" with other pieces in the Odes of Lu, noting similarities and differences in the objects of praise and the ritual tone.
- Read alongside famous pieces from the Feng and Ya sections of the Book of Songs to appreciate the characteristics of the odes in structure and diction.
- Read the entire text aloud and mark rhymes and reduplicated characters to help grasp the musicality and solemnity of the odes.
About the publisher
Bashu Publishing House is a publisher centered on collating and publishing classical Chinese cultural texts, with its main publishing areas covering classical literature, Eastern philosophy, ancient poetry, and educational classics. Its library currently holds 1,075 titles, including representative works such as Dream of the Red Chamber, the Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Gathering, Renjian Cihua, and Out to the Frontier, involving authors such as Cao Xueqin, Wang Xizhi, Wang Guowei, Wang Changling, Liu Xie, and Yan Yu. These reflect the publisher's focus on literary classics, poetry criticism, and philosophical readings. Its publishing character lies in working around ancient texts and canonical works, with attention to textual collation and presentation. Public information on its more detailed publishing background and series plans is limited; this introduction is based only on the library's book information.
Contents
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- 有駜
- 泮水
- 閟宫
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About the author
Anonymous is not a real personal name but a general Chinese designation for authors whose names are unknown, lost, or unsigned. Neither nationality nor dates of birth and death can be verified, and available public information is limited, so the works attributed to this name are the only basis for description. The collection holds 2,078 works under Anonymous, spanning medicine, classics, historical readings, ancient poetry, classical literature, and philosophy. Representative works include The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon: Lingshu, Mencius, The Book of Documents, Nineteen Old Poems, Complete Song Ci, and The Peacock Flies Southeast. Most of these works took shape through long transmission and editing, emerging either from collective folk creation or from authors whose names were lost over time. In ancient China, the Book of Songs, the Great Learning, and many popular storybooks and plays were signed Anonymous because their authors could not be traced. Anonymous works cross the classics, histories, philosophical writings, medical texts, and poetry; their subjects are broad, and their styles vary from archaic simplicity to clear naturalness, making them important and influential sources for understanding ancient Chinese thought, medicine, and literature.
