Poetry as Historical Evidence

19 books

The Collected Works of Chen Yinke (Commemorative Edition, 10 Volumes) cover
The Collected Works of Chen Yinke (Commemorative Edition, 10 Volumes) Chen Yinke / Jiang Tianshu Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2019 The Collected Works of Chen Yinke brings together the scholarly writings of Chen Yinke (1890–1969). Compiled, collated, and edited under the direction…
A Thousand Stanzas: A Small History of the Great Song in Its Ci cover
Rating 4.5
A Thousand Stanzas: A Small History of the Great Song in Its Ci 常华 Guangxi Normal University Press · 2025 This is a collection of historical and cultural essays by the veteran journalist and writer Chang Hua, a continuation of the "using poetry as historic…
The Collected Works of Chen Yinke (Hanliu Tang Collection; Jinming Guan Essays, First Series; Jinming Guan Essays, Second Series; A Brief Study of the Origins of Sui-Tang Institutions; A Study of Tang Political History; Annotated Studies of Yuan Zhen and Bai Juyi's Poetry; A Separate Biography of Liu Rushi) cover
Rating 4.7
The Collected Works of Chen Yinke (Hanliu Tang Collection; Jinming Guan Essays, First Series; Jinming Guan Essays, Second Series; A Brief Study of the Origins of Sui-Tang Institutions; A Study of Tang Political History; Annotated Studies of Yuan Zhen and Bai Juyi's Poetry; A Separate Biography of Liu Rushi) Chen Yinke Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 This is the clothbound typeset edition of The Collected Works of Chen Yinke, rearranged and re-collated by Shanghai Classics Publishing House in 2020,…
Selected Works of Chen Yinke (6 Volumes) cover
Selected Works of Chen Yinke (6 Volumes) Chen Yinke Jiangsu People's Publishing House · 2020 Selected Works of Chen Yinke is a simplified-character, horizontal-typesetting selection published by Jiangsu People's Publishing House in 2020. It ga…
A Separate Biography of Liu Rushi cover
A Separate Biography of Liu Rushi Chen Yinke SDX Joint Publishing Company · 2001 The Last Writings of Chen Yinke: A Critical Biography of Liu Rushi, originally titled A Draft Commentary on the Poems of Qian Qianyi and Liu Rushi, is…
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Rating 4.5
Gao Qi: The Poet's Dead End 牟复礼 / 颜子楠 / 叶晔 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2025 Gao Qi was praised by Chairman Mao as "the greatest poet of the Ming dynasty," yet the general public knows little about this poet who was cut in half…
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Rating 4.4
The Career of Han Yu 前野直彬 / 王连旺 Sino-Culture Press · 2026 This biography of Han Yu is by the renowned Japanese sinologist Naoaki Maeno. Drawing on a wealth of poems and prose, and following a chronological na…
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Rating 3.4
Three Hundred Years of Tang Poetry 艾公子 Liaoning People's Publishing House · 2026 Behind Tang poetry lies the "poetic Tang." Tang poetry—the poetry of the Tang dynasty—is something nearly every Chinese person can recite a few lines …
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Rating 2.3
One Book to Understand the Biography of Du Fu 慕白 · 2026 This book offers an in-depth reading of Feng Zhi's classic biography Du Fu zhuan (Biography of Du Fu), unlocking the intellectual core and artistic ap…
Hakka Studies Series · Volume 7 · "My Prefecture Is Also a Land of Plum Blossoms": Compilation and Study of Plum-Blossom Poems of Meizhou Through the Ages cover
Rating 3.7
Hakka Studies Series · Volume 7 · "My Prefecture Is Also a Land of Plum Blossoms": Compilation and Study of Plum-Blossom Poems of Meizhou Through the Ages 汤克勤 / 汪平秀 Jinan University Press · 2025 This book begins with the naming of Meizhou, Guangdong, in the fourth year of the Kaibao era of the Northern Song Dynasty, traces back to the Tang and…
A Thousand Miles Toward Chang'an: Reflections of the Great Tang in the Complete Tang Poems cover
Rating 3.5
A Thousand Miles Toward Chang'an: Reflections of the Great Tang in the Complete Tang Poems 石继航 Zhejiang Education Publishing House · 2024 Prosperous Chang’an is the dream city in people’s hearts. Chang’an has color, with resplendent and magnificent hues; Chang’an has sound, with the loud…
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Rating 4.2
Meng Man's Lessons on Women's Poetry: A Beauty of the State Meng Man Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House · 2026 Teacher Meng Man entered the public eye through her talks on poetry, but as a university professor her research field is ancient history, especially t…
Early Qing Narrative Poetry in the Context of the Ming-Qing Transition cover
Rating 3.4
Early Qing Narrative Poetry in the Context of the Ming-Qing Transition 刘丽 Zhonghua Book Company · 2023 From the perspective of early Qing narrative poetry, this manuscript provides a detailed examination and interpretation of society and history during …
Tang Xianzu -- Stories of Chinese Sages and Virtuous Figures [2022 Theme Publishing Key Publication of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee] cover
Rating 3.6
Tang Xianzu -- Stories of Chinese Sages and Virtuous Figures [2022 Theme Publishing Key Publication of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee] 朱隐山 Zhonghua Book Company · 2022 Drawing on Tang Xianzu's own poetry, prose, and drama, contemporary biographical records, and first-hand sources, and with reference to relevant schol…
A Draft of Annotations and Textual Criticism on the Poems of Yuan and Bai (Premium Public Domain Edition) cover
Rating 4.8
A Draft of Annotations and Textual Criticism on the Poems of Yuan and Bai (Premium Public Domain Edition) Chen Yinke · 2021 This book is the representative work of its author, Mr. Chen Yinque, in "using poetry to verify history"; its content mainly uses Tang poetry to verif…
Annotated Textual Study of the Poems of Yuan Zhen and Bai Juyi cover
Rating 4.6
Annotated Textual Study of the Poems of Yuan Zhen and Bai Juyi Chen Yinke Jiangsu People's Publishing House · 2023 Yuan-Bai Poetry Annotated and Evidenced is Chen Yinke’s representative work of “using poetry to evidence history.” Through extensive textual research,…
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Rating 3.6
Drinking and Rejoicing Together: Interesting Souls in Tang Poetry 独秀山 Haitian Publishing House · 2020 Taking history and classical poetry as its main thread, this book focuses on the mid-to-late Tang dynasty and revolves around historical figures such …
Collected Works of Chen Yinke: A Separate Biography of Liu Rushi cover
Rating 4.8
Collected Works of Chen Yinke: A Separate Biography of Liu Rushi Chen Yinke Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 Chen Yinke recounts that a chance encounter—a single red bean he purchased from Qian Qianyi's old garden—prompted him to undertake a textual study of …
Collected Works of Chen Yinke: Annotated Commentary on the Poems of Yuan Zhen and Bai Juyi cover
Rating 4.7
Collected Works of Chen Yinke: Annotated Commentary on the Poems of Yuan Zhen and Bai Juyi Chen Yinke Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2020 A classic of "using poetry to verify history," this book provides annotations and evidential analysis of the most important poems by Yuan Zhen and Bai…