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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Beautiful Everyman collection of traditional erotic poetry from China. Both ancient and contemporary.A perfect gift book.Translated and edited by Tony Barnstone and Chou PingChina has a strong and ancient tradition of erotic poetry by both men and women, and this unique collection includes poems from three thousand years ago to the present day, ranging from the highly literary to the sexually explicit - many of them appearing in English for the first time. While literary poets such as Zi Ye ('Lady Midnight') and Emperor Li Yu of the Tang Dynasty are already known in the West, popular Chinese verse has been largely ignored by translators. Tony Barnstone and Chou Ping mine a richly erotic vein, uncovering ancient Chinese Daoist sex manuals, erotic novels and plays (which contain poems at moment of sexual epiphany); the tradition of erotic prints, which were often accompanied by poems; folksongs and bawdy jokes. The contrast between the discretion and subtlety of classical Chinese erotic poetry and the earthy comedy of its popular counterpart makes for a fascinating and entertaining anthology. China has a strong and ancient tradition of erotic poetry by both men and women, and this unique collection includes poems from three thousand years ago to the present day, ranging from the highly literary to the sexually explicit - many of them appearing in English for the first time. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781841597744
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Book Description Condition: New. China has a strong and ancient tradition of erotic poetry by both men and women, and this book includes poems ranging from the highly literary to the sexually explicit. It uncovers ancient Chinese Daoist sex manuals, erotic novels and plays, and the tradition of erotic prints, which were often accompanied by poems and folksongs and bawdy jokes. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 110 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236. . 2007. Hardcover. . . . . Seller Inventory # V9781841597744
Book Description Condition: New. China has a strong and ancient tradition of erotic poetry by both men and women, and this book includes poems ranging from the highly literary to the sexually explicit. It uncovers ancient Chinese Daoist sex manuals, erotic novels and plays, and the tradition of erotic prints, which were often accompanied by poems and folksongs and bawdy jokes. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 110 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236. . 2007. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9781841597744
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Beautiful Everyman collection of traditional erotic poetry from China. Both ancient and contemporary.A perfect gift book.Translated and edited by Tony Barnstone and Chou PingChina has a strong and ancient tradition of erotic poetry by both men and women, and this unique collection includes poems from three thousand years ago to the present day, ranging from the highly literary to the sexually explicit - many of them appearing in English for the first time. While literary poets such as Zi Ye ('Lady Midnight') and Emperor Li Yu of the Tang Dynasty are already known in the West, popular Chinese verse has been largely ignored by translators. Tony Barnstone and Chou Ping mine a richly erotic vein, uncovering ancient Chinese Daoist sex manuals, erotic novels and plays (which contain poems at moment of sexual epiphany); the tradition of erotic prints, which were often accompanied by poems; folksongs and bawdy jokes. The contrast between the discretion and subtlety of classical Chinese erotic poetry and the earthy comedy of its popular counterpart makes for a fascinating and entertaining anthology. China has a strong and ancient tradition of erotic poetry by both men and women, and this unique collection includes poems from three thousand years ago to the present day, ranging from the highly literary to the sexually explicit - many of them appearing in English for the first time. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781841597744