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Chinese Rhyme-Prose: Poems in the Fu Form from the Han and Six Dynasties Periods

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Translated by Burton Watson • Preface by Lucas Klein
2015
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The fu, or rhyme-prose, is a major poetic form in Chinese literature, most popular between the 2nd century b.c. and 6th century a.d. Unlike what is usually considered Chinese poetry, it is a hybrid of prose and rhymed verse, more expansive than the condensed lyrics, verging on what might be called Whitmanesque. The thirteen long poems included here are descriptions of and meditations on such subjects as mountains and abandoned cities, the sea and the wind, owls and goddesses, partings and the idle life.

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Hsieh Hui-lien
pp. 104-110
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