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Length45m
About this audiobook
The Shih-ching, translated variously as the Book of Songs, Book of Odes, or simply known as the Odes or Poetry is the oldest existing collection of Chinese poetry, comprising 305 works dating from the 11th to 7th centuries BC. It is one of the "Five Classics" traditionally said to have been compiled by Confucius. This is a selection which appeared in the Wisdom of the East series.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics, Biography and Memoir
Length45 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 24, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
22A Wife's Memories
2Editorial Note
23The Princes
3Introduction
24Blue Collar
4The Deserted Wife
25A Friend Forgotten
5King's Messenger
26The Ephemerae
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6Flight
27Happy In Haou
7The Tower Of Wăn
28Three Gifts
8Drifting
29Brave Thoughts
9The Slanderers
30On The Banks Of Ho
10Love And The Magistrate
31Sorrow
11City Of Chow
32Bulwarks Of Empire
12I. The Prayer Of The Emperor Ching
33The Bride Cometh
13II. The Prayer Of The Emperor Ching
34Before The Ford
14Maytime
35Good King Wu
15Lady Of The Lagoon
36Faint Heart
16Through Eastern Gates
37Without Her
17The Straggler
38The Forest Lover
18The Happy Man
39The Householder's Lament
19The Pear-Tree
40Unavailing
20Princely Visitors
41Grey Dawns And Red
21The Nightlong Tryst