Cantonese Love Songs: An English translation of Jiu Ji-yung's Cantonese songs of the early 19th century
- ISBN-10
- 9622092845
- ISBN-13
- 9789622092846
- Category
- Music
- Pages
- 216
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992-01-01
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press
- Author
- Peter Morris
Description
This collection of 97 Cantonese love songs aims to give a wider audience the opportunity of reading these songs in English. The author investigates the language and social background of the songs and provides cross-references to Chinese and Western literature.The Chinese text of the poems is also included.
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