{"product_id":"chinese-lyricism-shih-poetry-from-the-second-to-the-twelfth-century-paperback","title":"Chinese Lyricism: Shih Poetry from the Second to the Twelfth Century - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBurton Watson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the thousand years covered by this volume the \u003cem\u003eshih\u003c\/em\u003e reached its highest level of development. A lyric form which, using a predominantly four-character line, had earlier been employed in the Confucian\u003cem\u003e Book of Odes\u003c\/em\u003e, it rose to prominence once more in the period under discussion. The new \u003cem\u003eshih\u003c\/em\u003e, which differed from the original form only in its use of a five- or seven-character line, became the best known and most characteristic of Chinese poetic forms. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBurton Watson is one of the world's best-known translators from the Chinese and Japanese. His translations include \u003ci\u003eThe Lotus Sutra, The Vimalakirti Sutra, Ryokan: Zen Monk-Poet of Japan, Saigyo: Poems of a Mountain Home, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry: From Early Times to the Thirteenth Century, \u003c\/i\u003e all published by Columbia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 9.04 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 22, 1971\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42101021802576,"sku":"9780231034654","price":79.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/QzVVcW9lOUJvcUl1YWJBNzVmL3hSQT09.webp?v=1772028021","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/chinese-lyricism-shih-poetry-from-the-second-to-the-twelfth-century-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}