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Li Qingzhao

Li Qingzhao

Chinese1084 – 1155Poetry

The greatest female poet in Chinese literary history, whose ci poems exploring love, loss, and exile are unmatched in their lyrical beauty. Her collected works and critical essay On Ci Lyrics established her as a formidable literary theorist.

Works

  • Ci PoemsLyric poems in the ci form by Song's foremost female poet→
  • Collected WorksComplete works of a Song dynasty woman poet and scholar→
  • Ru Meng LingCi poem expressing longing and the fragility of happiness→
  • Sheng Sheng ManCi poem mourning loss and expressing deep melancholy→
  • Notes on Ci PoetryScholarly work analyzing ci poetry and its aesthetic principles→
  • Li Qingzhao Ci CollectionComplete lyric poems in the ci form→
  • On Ci LyricsScholarly work analyzing ci poetry and its aesthetic principles→
  • Record of Metal and StoneCatalog of ancient bronze vessels and stone inscriptions→

Related

Su Shi·Du Fu·Bai Juyi·Su Dongpo·Ouyang Xiu·Xin Qiji
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