Yip Ka Ying on Tao Yuanming's Drinking and Ancient Poetry [Chinese]

By Jia Ying Ye

Twenty Poems on Drinking Wine and Nine Poems on Ancient Times are two very important groups of poems by Tao Yuanming, which are extremely rich in connotation. Although the twenty poems of "Drinking Wine" are titled "Wine", their meaning does not lie in wine, but contains Tao Yuanming's thoughts on the major issues of life, such as the source of service and concealment, the prosperity, decline, honor and disgrace, and the historical reality, etc., which truly show Tao Yuanming's inner conflicts and pain, struggle and persistence. The intention of the nine "Ancient Anticipations" is not to simulate the ancients, but to express his thoughts through the title of "Ancient Anticipations", and to express his ideals and perseverance in the chaotic world at the turn of the Jin and Song dynasties, which also reflects Tao Yuanming's deep consideration of history and life.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Chinese
• ISBN: 7101168051
• ISBN13: 9787101168051
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Zhong Hua Shu Ju