Song Poems (Sanqu) of the Yuan Dynasty: The Power of Poetic Imagery
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Using a cluster of carefully chosen images, Ma Zhiyuan’s “Autumn Thoughts” invites readers to identify themselves with a weary traveler, a “heartbroken man at the end of the earth.” Guest Host: Prof. Lian Xinda
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