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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. 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.
The ancient Chinese regarded the written word as a transformative
force able to move heaven and earth and unite the reader with the
source of all things, the Tao. The power of writing, especially
poetry, is celebrated here in four short texts that present both
practical instruction and spiritual insight. 10 b&w
calligraphies.
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