Poems and rhapsodies: some poems and rhapsodies of the later Han and Three Kingdoms, translated

de Crespigny, Rafe

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Poems and rhapsodies: some poems and rhapsodies of the later Han and Three Kingdoms, translated

Date

2003

Authors

de Crespigny, Rafe

Abstract

From the "Rhapsody of the Two Capitals" [Liangdu fu] written by Ban Gu (32-92) in the first century AD. "Poem of the Seven Sorrows" [Qiai shi] by Wang Can (177-217) describing his departure from Chang'an about 194 "Jieshi: a poem by Cao Cao" (155-220) written during his campaign against the Wuhuan in the northwest in 207