THE SONGS OF CHU

T R A N S L AT I O N S F R O M T H E A S I A N C L A S S I C S

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TR ANSL ATIONS FROM THE ASIAN CL ASSICS

E D I TO R I A L B OA R D

Wm. Theodore de Bary, Chair

Paul Anderer
Donald Keene
George A. Saliba
Haruo Shirane
Burton Watson
Wei Shang

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The Songs of Chu
a
An Anthology of Ancient Chinese Poetry by
Qu Yuan and Others

Edited and translated by

Gopal Sukhu

Columbia University Press New York

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The publisher gratefully acknowledges the generous support to this book provided by
Publisher's Circle members John J. S. Balcom and Yingtsih Balcom.

Columbia University Press wishes to express its appreciation for assistance given by the
Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange and Council for
Cultural Affairs in the publication of this book.

Columbia University Press wishes to express its appreciation for assistance given by the
Pushkin Fund in the publication of this book.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Qu, Yuan, approximately  B.C.-approximately  B.C. |
Sukhu, Gopal, editor, translator.
Title: The songs of Chu : an ancient anthology of works by Qu Yuan and others / edited and
translated by Gopal Sukhu. Other titles: Chu ci. English
Description: New York : Columbia University Press, . | Series: Translations
from the asian classics | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN  (print) | LCCN  (ebook) |
ISBN  (cloth : acid-free paper) | ISBN  (pbk.)
ISBN  (electronic)
Classification: LCC PL .C  (print) | LCC PL (ebook) |
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LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/

Columbia University Press books are printed on permanent and durable acid-free paper.

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Cover design: Noah Arlow

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 To the memory of
Seth Bernard Adams
Merchant Mariner
and jazz aficionado
who gave me my first books on Asia

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