• 300 Yuan Songs (Chinese-English Edition): Xu Yuanchong‘s Translation of Classic Sanqu Poetry
  • 300 Yuan Songs (Chinese-English Edition): Xu Yuanchong‘s Translation of Classic Sanqu Poetry
  • 300 Yuan Songs (Chinese-English Edition): Xu Yuanchong‘s Translation of Classic Sanqu Poetry
  • 300 Yuan Songs (Chinese-English Edition): Xu Yuanchong‘s Translation of Classic Sanqu Poetry
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300 Yuan Songs (Chinese-English Edition): Xu Yuanchong‘s Translation of Classic Sanqu Poetry

300 Yuan Songs (Chinese-English Edition): Xu Yuanchong‘s Translation of Classic Sanqu Poetry

About 300 Sanqu Songs from Yuan Haowen, Guan Hanqing and Bai Pu to Ma Zhiyuan — Xu Yuanchong‘s Rhymed English Verse with Chinese Texts from the Zhonghua Book Company Edition
This book gives you about 300 Yuan songs—a form of poetry that flourished in the Yuan dynasty, written to be sung and often surprisingly direct about life, love, and the struggle to get by. It includes major writers like Yuan Haowen, Guan Hanqing, Bai Pu, and Ma Zhiyuan, whose voices range from playful to bitter to deeply moving. Xu Yuanchong, the first Asian translator to win the Aurora Borealis Prize, renders the songs into English rhyme, aiming to carry not just the meaning but the sound and rhythm of the originals. If you want to read a broad selection of Yuan sanqu in a celebrated bilingual translation, with a trusted Chinese text alongside—rather than a plain prose rendering or an academic commentary—this is it.
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Discover the Lyrical World of Yuan Poetry

Dive into one of the greatest treasures of Chinese literature with 300 Yuan Songs. This carefully selected collection presents the vibrant and often poignant works of the Yuan Dynasty—a golden age for Chinese opera and sanqu poetry. From the profound reflections of Yuan Haowen to the vivid folk scenes painted by Du Renjie, these songs capture a diverse range of human emotions and experiences-2-9.

Why This Edition is Special:

This volume is a proud part of the "Classical Chinese Poetry and Prose" series, which has been honored with a nomination for the prestigious "Chinese Excellent Publication Award"-2-3. Its excellence lies in the translation by the legendary Xu Yuanchong.

About the Translator: Xu Yuanchong

A titan in the world of translation, Xu Yuanchong (1921-2021) dedicated his life to bridging cultures. He was the first and only Asian translator to receive the "Polaris" Outstanding Literary Translation Award from the International Federation of Translators, and was also honored with China's "Lifetime Achievement Award in Translation"-2-9. His unique talent lies in rendering classical Chinese poetry into rhymed verses in English and French, preserving the music and soul of the original text in a way few others have achieved

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