How to Read Chinese Poetry in Context

Patricia Sieber, Ohio State University:
A splendid achievement! Intellectually rigorous and reader-friendly at once, this collection of essays lets both novice and specialist readers experience the beauty and poignancy of classical Chinese poetry one well-chosen topic at a time.

Kang-i Sun Chang, Yale University:
In this magnificent volume on Chinese poetry, nineteen scholars demonstrate the importance of cultural reading. From questions of authorship to ideology, from the poetry of wars, heroes, women, and knights-errant to that of Daoism and Buddhism, this book offers a surprising and enlightening rereading of Chinese poetry and its context.

Shuen-fu Lin, University of Michigan:
Truly a landmark publication in the field of Chinese literary scholarship.

Jonathan Chaves, The George Washington University:
Zong-qi Cai is one of the finest scholars of Chinese poetry writing today.

Yunte Huang:
Devoted exclusively to the rich, fantastical, labyrinthine matrix of poetry-making in ancient China. . . . [How to Read Chinese Poetry in Context] is both a gem of fresh scholarship and a compendium of luminous insights. . . . This book – in fact, the entire series – will be a game changer.