The Magpie at Night

In Wendy Chen''s splendid new translation, each poem is as sharp and fresh as the edge of a new spring leaf. These richly textured bolts of melody are masterpieces of verse, as resonant and bracing today as they were in the eleventh century; and they underscore Li Qingzhao status as a necessary and iconic literary figure.<>

Product details

• Authors: Li Qingzhao
• Assisted by: Wendy Chen (Translation)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 11.09.2025
• EAN: 9780241774076
• ISBN: 978-0-241-77407-6
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 216 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Poetry; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; China, POETRY / Ancient & Classical, POETRY / Women Authors, POETRY / Asian / Chinese, Classical texts, Poetry by individual poets, Classic and pre-20th century poetry, Ancient, classical and medieval texts, 12th century, c 1100 to c 1199