The Works of Li Qingzhao, Ci Poems 3.1 - 3.8

[x_los]

This week we start working with Li Qingzhao’s ci poetry. As usual, the book is freely available via De Gruyter's Library of Chinese Humanities in Mandarin and English and via several publication formats, including two open access options (the pdf appears to be better formatted than the ebook). We're reading the poems 3.1 through 3.8 inclusive.

This collection uses footnotes and endnotes to explicate the work. There are three endnotes for this week’s group of poems, but these aren’t very rich in exegesis.

CLP has an episode on Li Qingzhao you might find relevant.

Comments

Re: 3.4

[llonkrebboj]

akshgsshdk it's so gorgeous and she is SO GOOD AHHHHHHH

Re: 3.4

[pengwern]

It’s a really vivid word painting and I’m trying to think of a medium that can do it justice but nnno, honestly the compactness, the skill, it isn’t something that can be as easily evoked by image or video than in these small handful of words....