| Contents |
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EDITOR'S PAGE
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A Silver Treasury of Chinese Lyrics: a Preview (edited by Alice W. Cheang) |
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WEI ZHUANG: Priestess of Taoist Mysteries (No. 1) (translated by Michael Farman)
Priestess of Taoist Mysteries (No. 2) (translated by Michael Farman) |
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OUYANG JIONG: The South Country (translated by Mark Francis)
River Town (translated by Mark Francis) |
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LI YU: Waves Scour the Sands (translated by David Hawkes)
The Beauteous Lady Yu (translated by David Hawkes) |
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YAN SHU: Willow by the Hillside Pavilion (translated by Stephen Owen) |
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OUYANG XIU: Riverbank Faery (translated by Teresa Yu with David Lunde)
A Southern Song (translated by Teresa Yu with David Lunde) |
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LIU YONG: Jade Butterfly (translated by Edwin A. Cranston)
Empty the Cup (translated by Edwin A. Cranston) |
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ZHOU BANGYAN: Youthful Diversions (translated by Julie Landau) |
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LU YOU: Partridge Weather (translated by D.E. Pollard)
Night Revels in the Palace (translated by D.E. Pollard) |
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XIN QIJI: Song of Zhu Yingtai (translated by Michael Farman)
Feasting the Bridgegroom (translated by Alice W. Cheang) |
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DAI FUGU: Pure Serene Music (translated by Philip Watson) |
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JIANG JIE: Feasting the Bridgegroom (translated by Alice W. Cheang) |
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ZHANG YAN: High Mount Yangtain (translated by Mary M.Y. Fung and David Lunde)
Fragrance Fills the Courtyard (translated by Mary M.Y. Fung and David Lunde) |
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Plum Blossom and Snow: Three Ci Poems (translated by Eva Hung) |
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LU YOU: The Fortune Teller |
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CHAO BUZHI: Salt Crystals |
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NARA SINGDE: Picking Mulberry |
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A Tale of an Infatuated Woman (translated by Mark Stevenson and Wu Cuncun) |
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HAN BANGQING: Shanghai Demi-monde: Chapters I and II (translated by Eileen Chang and Eva Hung) |
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DING LING: A Bullet Never Fired (translated by T.M. McClellan) |
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ZHANG KANGKANG: The Peony Garden (translated by Daniel Bryant) |
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CHEN KEHUA: Four Poems (translated by Simon Patton)
this life cage
containment
gazing into the distance one autumn day
a dream of one fine day |
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Notes on Authors |
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Notes on Contributors |
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Book Notices |