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title: "The Book of Songs: The Ancient Chinese Classic of Poetry"
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# The Book of Songs: The Ancient Chinese Classic of Poetry

**Price:** 21663CFA
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## Description

One of the five Confucian classics, The Book of Songs (Shijing) is the oldest collection of poetry in world literature and the finest treasure of traditional songs left from antiquity. Where the other Confucian classics treat “outward things: deeds, moral precepts, the way the world works,” as Stephen Owen tells us in his foreword, The Book of Songs is “the classic of the human heart and the human mind.”

Review: Economical for its value - I found this research ready, and a good study.
Review: This is a beautiful book both to hold and to read - After reading modern and contemporary poetry, it's a pleasure to taste the clarity and feeling of verse written prior to the era of Confucius. This is a beautiful book both to hold and to read. The new format orders the poems by geography and dynasty, as in the original Chinese version, which I find much more informative than ordering the poems by theme. Waley's notes are a great help in understanding the historical and literary context of the poems. The Book of Songs is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the possibilities and breadth of poetry.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #181,318 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #24 in Chinese Poetry (Books) #209 in Poetry Anthologies (Books) #20,899 in Politics & Social Sciences (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 140 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Economical for its value
*by M***N on July 20, 2025*

I found this research ready, and a good study.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is a beautiful book both to hold and to read
*by R***L on October 27, 2014*

After reading modern and contemporary poetry, it's a pleasure to taste the clarity and feeling of verse written prior to the era of Confucius. This is a beautiful book both to hold and to read. The new format orders the poems by geography and dynasty, as in the original Chinese version, which I find much more informative than ordering the poems by theme. Waley's notes are a great help in understanding the historical and literary context of the poems. The Book of Songs is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the possibilities and breadth of poetry.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Better than I could have ever imagined
*by N***T on October 14, 2019*

This is a great compilation of poems with amazing footnotes and detailed history of the poems. It's the first poetry book I've read on my own in 15 years and I LOVED it. By the time I was done, I was (almost) able to see the rhythm of poems, their unique points of view, and could visualize them. Before reading this book, I was no where near that level.

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*Last updated: 2026-09-29*