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Popular songs and ballads of Han China / [edited and compiled by] Anne Birrell.

Birrell, Anne. (Added Author).

Summary:

The author studies, translates and annotates music of early imperial China (200 BC-AD 300). She addresses problems of sources, dating, attribution, titles, structure, etc. as she provides a socio-historical context for the material.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0044400373
  • ISBN: 9780044400370
  • Physical Description: 226 pages : 1 map, 1 plan ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: London : Unwin Hyman, 1988.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Songs translated from the Chinese.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-221) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Hymns -- Fables in verse -- The elixer of life -- Carpe diem -- Burial songs -- Political broadsides -- Anit-war ballads and songs -- Domestic drama -- Homeward thoughts -- Love songs -- The ideal home and perfect marriage.
Subject:
Folk songs, Chinese > Translations into English.
Folk songs, English > Translations, Chinese.
Folk songs, Chinese.
Genre:
Translations.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library PL 2658 .E3 P67 1988 247804 Stacks Available -