The Magpie at Night
€ 17,90
Informação do Produto
| ISBN | 9780241774076 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Li Qingzhao |
| Editora | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Formato | Capa mole |
| Número de páginas | 128 |
| Peso (kg) | 0,178 |
| Data de Publicação | 11/09/2025 |
| Preço (iva excl.) | € 16,89 |
| Imposto | € 1,01 |
| Preço (iva inc.) | € 17,90 |
| Disponibilidade | 9 unidades em armazém externo |
Descrição do Produto
Li Qingzhao is justly celebrated for her place in Chinese literary history. She was a poet with a wry, unsentimental style and a rich sense of melody. Her ci – lyrics that were originally set to music – are glorious in their depth and genius, spare and arresting on the line. They evoke with rare immediacy the haunting beauty of country life during the Song dynasty; the unseen, restive labour of the poet; and Li Qingzhao’s bracing take on what it means to create art as a woman in the shadow of exile, war, imprisonment, and an unwelcoming literary establishment.
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.