長恨歌 by Juyi Bai

"長恨歌" by Juyi Bai is a narrative poem written in 809 during the Tang dynasty. This literary masterpiece retells the love story between Emperor Xuanzong and his beloved concubine Yang Guifei. Yet beneath its romantic surface lies a deeper critique of imperial excess and political negligence. The poem explores how passion and duty collide, suggesting that Yang Guifei's allure contributed to the dynasty's decline. Its enduring influence has inspired countless adaptations across literature, theater, visual arts, and film for over a millennium. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Bai, Juyi, 772-846
Title 長恨歌
Alternate Title Chang Hen Ge
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chang_Hen_Ge_(poem)
Credits Produced by Huang Xiang-Ru
Reading Level Reading ease score: 77.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language Chinese
LoC Class PL: Language and Literatures: Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
Subject Chinese poetry
Subject Yang, gui fei, 719-756 -- Poetry
Subject Tang Xuanzong, Emperor of China, 685-762 -- Poetry
Category Text
eBook-No. 25352
Release Date
Last Update Sep 26, 2013
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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