Chu Ci
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The Chu Ci, variously translated as Verses of Chu, Songs of Chu, or Elegies of Chu, is an ancient anthology of Chinese poetry including works traditionally attributed mainly to Qu Yuan and Song Yu from the Warring States period, as well as a large number of works composed during the Han dynasty several centuries later.[2][3] The traditional version of the Chu Ci contains 17 major sections, anthologized with its current contents by Wang Yi, a 2nd-century AD librarian who served under Emperor Shun of Han.[2] Classical Chinese poetry prior to the Qin dynasty is largely known through the Chu Ci and the Classic of Poetry.[4]
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Author | (trad.) Qu Yuan, Song Yu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Original title | 楚辭 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Language | Classical Chinese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre | Poetry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 楚辭 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 楚辞 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | "Words of Chu"[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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