Popular songs and ballads of Han China / [edited and compiled by] Anne Birrell.
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.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Lummi Library | PL 2658 .E3 P67 1988 | 247804 | Stacks | Available | - |