Cantonese Love Songs

Name: Cantonese Love Songs: An English Translation of Jiu Ji-yung’s Cantonese Songs of the Early 19th century
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Author: Peter Morris
ISBN: 978-962-209-284-6

An English Translation of Jiu Ji-yung’s Cantonese Songs of the Early 19th century

(招子庸《粵謳》英譯本)

Peter Morris

ISBN : 978-962-209-284-6

Literary Studies

January 1992

216 pages, 6.5″ x 9.5″

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This collection of 97 Cantonese love songs aims to give a wider audience the opportunity of reading these songs in English. The author investigates the language and social background of the songs and provides cross-references to Chinese and Western literature. The Chinese text of the poems is also included.