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Tang poetry, the Glossary

Tang poetry refers to poetry written in or around the time of or in the characteristic style of China's Tang dynasty, (June 18, 618 – June 4, 907, including the 690–705 reign of Wu Zetian) and/or follows a certain style, often considered as the Golden Age of Chinese poetry.^[1]

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A. C. Graham

Angus Charles Graham, FBA (8 July 1919 – 26 March 1991) was a Welsh scholar and sinologist who was professor of classical Chinese at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.

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Amazon Kindle

Amazon Kindle is a series of e-readers designed and marketed by Amazon.

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Amy Lowell

Amy Lawrence Lowell (February 9, 1874 – May 12, 1925) was an American poet of the imagist school, which promoted a return to classical values.

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An Lushan rebellion

The An Lushan rebellion was a civil war in China that lasted from 755 to 763, at the approximate midpoint of the Tang dynasty (618–907).

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Archie Barnes

Archie Oliver G Barnes (born 2006) is an English actor.

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Arthur Waley

Arthur David Waley (born Arthur David Schloss, 19 August 188927 June 1966) was an English orientalist and sinologist who achieved both popular and scholarly acclaim for his translations of Chinese and Japanese poetry.

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Bai Juyi

Bai Juyi (also Bo Juyi or Po Chü-i;; 772–846), courtesy name Letian (樂天), was a Chinese musician, poet, and politician during the Tang dynasty.

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Bao Rong

Bao Rong (fl. early 8th century) was a Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty.

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Boom (sailing)

In sailing, a boom is a spar (pole), along the of a fore and aft rigged sail, that greatly improves control of the angle and shape of the sail.

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Burton Watson

Burton Dewitt Watson (June 13, 1925April 1, 2017) was an American sinologist, translator, and writer known for his English translations of Chinese and Japanese literature.

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Cathay (poetry collection)

Cathay (1915) is a collection of classical Chinese poetry translated into English by modernist poet Ezra Pound based on Ernest Fenollosa's notes that came into Pound's possession in 1913.

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Cen Shen

Cen Shen or Cen Can, 715–770, was a Chinese poet.

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Chang Jian

Chang Jian (c.708—765,, early part 8th century), and whose name, especially in older English transliteration, appears as "Ch'ang Chien", was a poet of the Tang dynasty, and two of whose poems were collected in the popular anthology Three Hundred Tang Poems.

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Chang'an

Chang'an is the traditional name of Xi'an.

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Chen Zi'ang

Chen Zi'ang (661 (or 656)–702), courtesy name Boyu (伯玉), was a Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty.

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Chinese characters

Chinese characters are logographs used to write the Chinese languages and others from regions historically influenced by Chinese culture.

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Chinese poetry

Chinese poetry is poetry written, spoken, or chanted in the Chinese language, and a part of the Chinese literature.

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Chu Ci

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.

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Chu Guangxi

Chu Guangxi (706/707–760) was a Tang dynasty poet.

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Ci (poetry)

Cí (pronounced), also known as chángduǎnjù and shīyú, is a type of lyric poetry in the tradition of Classical Chinese poetry that also draws upon folk traditions.

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Classic of Poetry

The Classic of Poetry, also Shijing or Shih-ching, translated variously as the Book of Songs, Book of Odes, or simply known as the Odes or Poetry (詩; Shī), is the oldest existing collection of Chinese poetry, comprising 305 works dating from the 11th to 7th centuries BC.

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Classical Chinese

Classical Chinese is the language in which the classics of Chinese literature were written, from.

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Classical Chinese poetry

Classical Chinese poetry is traditional Chinese poetry written in Classical Chinese and typified by certain traditional forms, or modes; traditional genres; and connections with particular historical periods, such as the poetry of the Tang dynasty.

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Complete Tang Poems

Complete Tang Poems is the largest collection of Tang poetry, containing some 49,000 lyric poems by more than twenty-two hundred poets. Tang poetry and Complete Tang Poems are Tang dynasty poetry.

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Cui Hao (poet)

Cui Hao (704?–754Wan: 1, his birth year of 704 is in doubt since he would have been somewhat young when he passed the imperial exam.) was a Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty in China and considered a main early exponent of the regulated verse form of Classical Chinese poetry (also known as jintishi).

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Cui Rong

Cui Rong (653–706) was a Chinese poet and politician during the Tang dynasty, which includes the short-lived dynasty of Wu Zetian.

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Dai Shulun

Dai Shulun (732-789) was a Chinese poet of the mid-Tang period.

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David Hinton

David Hinton is an American poet and translator who specializes in Chinese literature and poetry.

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Du Fu

Du Fu (712–770) was a Chinese poet and politician during the Tang dynasty.

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Du Mu

Du Mu (803–852) was a Chinese calligrapher, poet, and politician who lived during the late Tang dynasty.

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Du Shenyan

Du Shenyan (ca. 645–708Wu, 42) was a Chinese poet and politician.

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Du Xunhe

Du Xunhe (846-?), Courtesy name Yanzhi (彥之), Art name Jiuhua Shanren (九華山人) was a Chinese poet of the late Tang dynasty, with one of his poems being included in the anthology Three Hundred Tang Poems.

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Dunhuang manuscripts

Dunhuang manuscripts refer to a wide variety of religious and secular documents (mostly manuscripts, including hemp, silk, paper and woodblock-printed texts) in Tibetan, Chinese, and other languages that were discovered by Frenchman Paul Pelliot and British man Aurel Stein at the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, China, from 1906 to 1909.

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Emperor Taizong of Tang

Emperor Taizong of Tang (28January 59810July 649), previously Prince of Qin, personal name Li Shimin, was the second emperor of the Tang dynasty of China, ruling from 626 to 649.

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Emperor Xuanzong of Tang

Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (8 September 685 – 3 May 762), personal name Li Longji, was an emperor of the Tang dynasty of China, reigning from 712 to 756 CE. His reign of 44 years was the longest during the Tang dynasty. Through two palace coups, he seized the throne and inherited an empire still in its golden age.

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Ernest Fenollosa

Ernest Francisco Fenollosa (February 18, 1853 – September 21, 1908) was an American art historian of Japanese art, professor of philosophy and political economy at Tokyo Imperial University.

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Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period

The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period was an era of political upheaval and division in Imperial China from 907 to 979.

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Four Paragons of the Early Tang

The Four Paragons of the Early Tang is a group name for four Chinese poets of the early Tang dynasty: Luo Binwang, Lu Zhaolin, Wang Bo, and Yang Jiong.

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Fu (poetry)

Fu, often translated "rhapsody" or "poetic exposition", is a form of Chinese rhymed prose that was the dominant literary form in China during the Han dynasty (206 BCAD220).

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Gao Bing

Gao Bing (高棅, 1350 to 1423), was a Chinese poetry anthologist and poet.

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Gao Shi

Gao Shi was a Chinese military general, poet, and politician of the Tang dynasty, two of whose poems were collected in the popular anthology Three Hundred Tang Poems.

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Gary Snyder

Gary Snyder (born May 8, 1930) is an American poet, essayist, lecturer, and environmental activist.

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Gender studies

Gender studies is an interdisciplinary academic field devoted to analysing gender identity and gendered representation.

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Golden Age

The term Golden Age comes from Greek mythology, particularly the Works and Days of Hesiod, and is part of the description of temporal decline of the state of peoples through five Ages, Gold being the first and the one during which the Golden Race of humanity (chrýseon génos) lived.

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Han dynasty

The Han dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC9 AD, 25–220 AD) established by Liu Bang and ruled by the House of Liu.

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Han poetry

Han poetry as a style of poetry resulted in significant poems which are still preserved today, and whose origins are associated with the Han dynasty era of China, 206 BC – 220 AD, including the Wang Mang interregnum (9–23 AD).

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Han Wo

Han Wo (–) was a Chinese poet of the late Tang dynasty and the Min state.

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Han Yu

Han Yu (76825 December 824), courtesy name Tuizhi, and commonly known by his posthumous name Han Wengong (韓文公), was an essayist, Confucian scholar, poet, and government official during the Tang dynasty who significantly influenced the development of Neo-Confucianism.

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Hanshan (poet)

Hanshan was a Chinese Buddhist monk, poet, and spiritual writer during the Tang dynasty.

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He Zhizhang

He Zhizhang (ca. 659–744), courtesy name Jizhen (季真), was a Chinese poet and politician born in Yongxing, Yue Prefecture (越州永兴, present-day Xiaoshan, Zhejiang) during the Tang dynasty.

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Herbert Giles

Herbert Allen Giles (8 December 184513 February 1935) was a British diplomat and sinologist who was the professor of Chinese at the University of Cambridge for 35 years.

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Imperial examination

The imperial examination was a civil service examination system in Imperial China administered for the purpose of selecting candidates for the state bureaucracy.

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Jia Dao

Jia Dao (779–843), courtesy name Langxian (浪仙), was a Chinese Buddhist monk and poet active during the Tang dynasty.

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Jian'an poetry

Jian'an poetry or Chien-an poetry, refers to the styles of Chinese poetry particularly associated with the end of the Han dynasty and the beginning of the Six Dynasties era of China.

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Jueju

Jueju, or Chinese quatrain, is a type of jintishi ("modern form poetry") that grew popular among Chinese poets in the Tang dynasty (618–907), although traceable to earlier origins.

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Li Bai

Li Bai (701–762), formerly pronounced Li Bo, courtesy name Taibai (太白), was a Chinese poet acclaimed as one of the greatest and most important poets of the Tang dynasty and in Chinese history as a whole.

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Li Baiyao

Li Baiyao (564–647), courtesy name Zhonggui (重規), formally Viscount Kang of Anping (安平康子), was a Chinese historian and an official during the Chinese Sui dynasty and Tang dynasties.

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Li He

Li He (–) was a Chinese poet of the mid-Tang dynasty.

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Li Jiao (Tang dynasty)

Li Jiao, courtesy name Jushan (巨山), formally the Duke of Zhao (趙公), was an official of the Chinese Tang dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou dynasty, serving as chancellor during the reigns of Wu Zetian, her sons Emperor Zhongzong and Emperor Ruizong, and her grandson Emperor Shang.

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Li Qi (poet)

Li Qi (690–751) was a Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty, with seven of his poems being included in the famous anthology Three Hundred Tang Poems.

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Li Shangyin

Li Shangyin (813858), courtesy name Yishan, was a Chinese poet and politician of the late Tang dynasty, born in the Henei Commandery (now Qinyang, Henan).

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Li Yi (poet)

Li Yi (about 746/748–827/829) was a poet of the Tang dynasty.

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Li Yu (Southern Tang)

Li Yu (937 – 15 August 978), before 961 known as Li Congjia (李從嘉), also known as Li Houzhu (李後主; literally "Last Ruler Li" or "Last Lord Li") or Last Lord of Southern Tang (南唐後主), was the third rulerUnlike his father and grandfather, Li Yu never ruled as an emperor.

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List of Chinese-language poets

The following is a list of Poets who wrote or write much of their poetry in the languages of China.

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Liu Changqing

Liu Changqing (ca. 709–785), courtesy name Wenfang (文房) was a Chinese poet and politician during the Tang dynasty.

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Liu Yuxi

Liu Yuxi (Wade-Giles: Liu Yü-hsi;; 772–842) was a Chinese essayist, philosopher, and poet active during the Tang dynasty.

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Liu Zongyuan

Liu Zongyuan (77328 November 819) was a Chinese philosopher, poet, and politician who lived during the Tang dynasty.

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Lu Guimeng

Lu Guimeng (died 881), courtesy name Luwang (鲁望), was a recluse Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty.

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Lu Lun

Lu Lun (739–799) was a Chinese poet of the Middle Tang dynasty, with six of his poems being included in the famous anthology Three Hundred Tang Poems, as well as being mentioned in one poem, by Sikong Shu, which was translated by Witter Bynner as "When Lu Lun My Cousin Comes For The Night".

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Lu Zhaolin

Lu Zhaolin (ca. 634 – ca. 684 or 686), courtesy name Shengzhi, was a Tang dynasty Chinese poet, traditionally grouped together with Luo Binwang, Wang Bo, and Yang Jiong as the Four Paragons of the Early Tang.

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Luo Binwang

Luo Binwang (ca. 619–684?), courtesy name Guanguang (觀光/观光), was a Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty.

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Luo Yin

Luo Yin (833 – 910, courtesy name Zhaojian), born Luo Heng, was a poet of the late Tang and early Wuyue dynasties.

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Meng Haoran

Meng Haoran (689/691–740) was a Chinese poet and a major literary figure of the Tang dynasty.

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Northern and Southern dynasties

The Northern and Southern dynasties was a period of political division in the history of China that lasted from 420 to 589, following the tumultuous era of the Sixteen Kingdoms and the Eastern Jin dynasty.

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Pei Di

Pei Di was a Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty, approximate year of birth 714, with one work included in the popular Three Hundred Tang Poems.

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Pi Rixiu

Pi Rixiu (ca. 834 – 883) was a Tang dynasty poet.

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Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd are an English rock band formed in London in 1965.

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Poems of a Thousand Masters

Poems of a thousand masters (千家诗; Qianjia Shi) is a Chinese poetry anthology primarily comprising classical poems from the Tang and Song dynasties.

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Poetry

Poetry (from the Greek word poiesis, "making") is a form of literary art that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, literal or surface-level meanings.

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Qian Qi

Qian Qi (710–782) was a Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty.

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Qing dynasty

The Qing dynasty, officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last imperial dynasty in Chinese history.

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Qiu Wei

Qiu Wei (694–789? was a Chinese poet during the Tang dynasty, with one of his poems being included in the famous anthology Three Hundred Tang Poems.

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Qu (poetry)

The Qu form of poetry is a type of Classical Chinese poetry form, consisting of words written in one of a number of certain, set tone patterns, based upon the tunes of various songs.

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Bill Porter (born October 3, 1943) is an American author who translates under the pen-name Red Pine.

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Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun

"Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" is a song by the English rock band Pink Floyd, appearing on their second album, A Saucerful of Secrets (1968).

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Shangguan Wan'er

Shangguan Wan'er (664 – 21 July 710) was a Chinese politician, poet, and imperial consort of the Wu Zhou and Tang dynasties.

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Shangguan Yi

Shangguan Yi (608 – 4 January 665), courtesy name Youshao (游韶), formally Duke of Chu (楚公), was a Chinese poet and politician.

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Shi (poetry)

Shi and shih are romanizations of the character 詩/诗, the Chinese word for all poetry generally and across all languages.

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Sikong Shu

Sikong Shu or Ssü-k'ung Shu (–) was a Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty.

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Six Dynasties

Six Dynasties (220–589 or 222–589) is a collective term for six Han Chinese-ruled Chinese dynasties that existed from the early 3rd century AD to the late 6th century AD, between the end of the Han dynasty and beginning of the Sui dynasty.

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Six Dynasties poetry

Six Dynasties poetry refers to those types or styles of poetry particularly associated with the Six Dynasties era of China (220 CE – 589 CE).

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Song dynasty

The Song dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279.

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Song poetry

Song poetry refers to Classical Chinese poetry of or typical of the Song dynasty of China, established by the Zhao family in China in 960 and lasted until 1279. Tang poetry and Song poetry are 10th-century poems.

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Southern Tang

Southern Tang was a dynastic state of China that existed during Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.

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Stéphane Mallarmé

Stéphane Mallarmé (18 March 1842 – 9 September 1898), pen name of Étienne Mallarmé, was a French poet and critic.

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Su Shi

Su Shi (8 January 1037 – 24 August 1101), courtesy name Zizhan, art name Dongpo, was a Chinese poet, essayist, calligrapher, painter, and scholar-official who lived during the Song dynasty.

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Su Weidao

Su Weidao (648?–705?Su Weidao's biographies in the Old Book of Tang and the New Book of Tang both stated that he died at the age of 57, shortly after he was made the secretary general at Yi Prefecture for the second time. The Old Book of Tang further indicated that this commission was shortly after his brief demotion to be the prefect of Mei Prefecture, which in turn was described to be "early in the Shenlong era" (705–707) and be on account of his having flattered Wu Zetian's lovers Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong, who were killed in 705 in a coup that overthrew Wu Zetian.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_poetry

Also known as Poetry of the Tang Dynasty, Tang Dynasty poetry, Tang Shi, Tang poet, Tang poets, Tangshi.

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10th-century poems

7th-century poems

8th-century poems

9th-century poems

Tang dynasty poetry

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