The Magpie at Night by Li Qingzhao
The Magpie at Night by Li Qingzhao
SKU: B9780241774076 • Barcode: 9780241774076

The Magpie at Night

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Book information

  • Format: Paperback
  • Main subject: Ancient, classical and medieval texts
  • Genre / subject: Poetry by individual poets
  • Author: Li Qingzhao
  • Audience: Adults

About the book

The Magpie at Night by Li Qingzhao is a poetry collection for adult readers.

A luminous new translation of one of the greatest poets in Chinese history Li Qingzhao is justly celebrated for her place in Chinese literary history. She was a poet with a wry, unsentimental style and a rich sense of melody. Her ci - lyrics that were originally set to music - are glorious in their depth and genius, spare and arresting on the line.

They evoke with rare immediacy the haunting beauty of country life during the Song dynasty; the unseen, restive labour of the poet; and Li Qingzhao's bracing take on what it means to create art as a woman in the shadow of exile, war, imprisonment, and an unwelcoming literary establishment. In Wendy Chen's splendid new translation, each poem is as sharp and fresh as the edge of a new spring leaf.

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