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| Processed by: | richwarm (2018-07-02 10:21:06 GMT) |
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<< review queue entry 62166 - submitted by 'richwarm' >> 1) I think it's a mistake to characterize the works in this collection as "lyric poems". A "lyric poem" is "a formal type of poetry which expresses personal emotions or feelings, typically spoken in the first person" [Wp@ "Lyric poetry"]. The works in the 樂府詩集, however, are songs, and they include ballads, which I don't think would be considered lyric poetry. It seems very unlikely that they are "spoken in the first person". "This category—called yuefu, for the Music Bureau—includes not only touching lyrics but also charming ballads. One such ballad, “The Orphan,” tells of an orphan’s hardships and disappointments; the form of the poem—lines of irregular length, varying from three to six syllables (or graphs)—represents the singer’s attempt to simulate the choking voice of the sufferers. Luofuxing (“The Song of Luofu”; also called Moshangsang, “Roadside Mulberry Tree”) recounts how a pretty young lady declined a carriage ride offered her by a government commissioner. The most outstanding folk ballad of this period is Kongque dongnanfei (“Southeast the Peacock Flies”). The longest poem of early Chinese literature (353 lines), it relates the tragedy of a young married couple who committed suicide as the result of the cruelty of the husband’s mother." E. Britannica article "Chinese Literature" An English translation is titled "The Collection of Yuefu Songs and Ballads" https://www.abebooks.com/9787546343297/Collection-Yuefu-Songs-Ballads-Blue-7546343291/plp 2) 11th-12th century --> 11th century Wp ~ 郭茂倩（1041年－1099年），... https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%83%AD%E8%8C%82%E5%80%A9 3) "Song poetry" is an unfortunate wording, since these works are indeed songs, but Song here refers to the name of the dynasty. 4) I'll probably put in a separate sub to change our definition of 乐府. |
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- 樂府詩集 乐府诗集 [Yue4 fu3 Shi1 ji2] /Collection of Yuefu Lyric Poems, compiled in 12th century by Guo Maoqian 郭茂倩[Guo1 Mao4 qian4]/ + 樂府詩集 乐府诗集 [Yue4 fu3 Shi1 ji2] /Collection of Yuefu Songs and Ballads, compiled in the 11th century by Guo Maoqian 郭茂倩[Guo1 Mao4 qian4]/ - 郭茂倩 郭茂倩 [Guo1 Mao4 qian4] /Guo Maoqian (11th-12th century), Song poetry collector, editor of Collection of yuefu lyric poems 樂府詩集|乐府诗集/ + 郭茂倩 郭茂倩 [Guo1 Mao4 qian4] /Guo Maoqian (11th century), Song dynasty editor of the Collection of Yuefu Songs and Ballads 樂府詩集|乐府诗集[Yue4 fu3 Shi1 ji2]/ |