The Book of Odes
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The Book of Odes

The Shih-ChingBy Confucius
Michael Caine
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Length45m

About this audiobook

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.

Audiobook details

GenrePoetry
Length45 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 7, 2021
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Editorial Note
21A Wife's Memories
2Introduction
22The Princes
3The Deserted Wife
23Blue Collar
4King's Messenger
24A Friend Forgotten
5Flight
25The Ephemerae
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6The Tower Of Wăn
26Happy In Haou
7Drifting
27Three Gifts
8The Slanderers
28Brave Thoughts
9Love And The Magistrate
29On The Banks Of Ho
10City Of Chow
30Sorrow
11I. The Prayer Of The Emperor Ching
31Bulwarks Of Empire
12II. The Prayer Of The Emperor Ching
32The Bride Cometh
13Maytime
33Before The Ford
14Lady Of The Lagoon
34Good King Wu
15Through Eastern Gates
35Faint Heart
16The Straggler
36Without Her
17The Happy Man
37The Forest Lover
18The Pear-Tree
38The Householder's Lament
19Princely Visitors
39Unavailing
20The Nightlong Tryst
40Grey Dawns And Red

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