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许渊冲--诗译英法*人,北京大学教授,翻译家。希望这套许氏译本能使英语读者对中国经典诗文也能“知之,好之,乐之”,能够分享孔子、老子的智慧,分享唐诗、宋词、中国古典戏曲的优美,并以此促进东西文化的交流。值得珍藏。许渊冲先生从事翻译工作70年,2010年12月荣获“中国翻译文化终身成就奖”。他被称为将中国诗词译成英法韵文的*专家,经他的妙手,许多中国经典诗文被译成出色的英文和法文韵语。这套“中国经典诗文集”就是由他所译,前半部分是英文,后半部分是中文。AncientChineseclassicpoemsareexquisiteworksofart.Asfaras2,000yearsago,ChinesepoetscomposedthebeautifulworkBookofPoetryandElegiesoftheSouth,Later,theycreatedmoresplendidTangpoetryandSonglyrics.SuchclassicworksasThusSpoketheMasterandLaws:DivineandHumanwereextremelysignificantinbuildingandshapingthecultureoftheChinesenation.TheseworksarebothaculturalbondlinkingthethoughtsandaffectionsofChinesepeopleandanimportantbridgeforChinesecultureandtheworld.Mr.XuYuanchonghasbeenengagedintranslationfor70years.InDecember2010,hewontheLifetimeAchievementAwardinTranslationconferredbytheTranslatorsAssociationofChina(TAC).HeishonoredastheonlyexpertwhotranslatesChinesepoemsintobothEnglishandFrench.Afterhisexcellentinterpretation,manyChineseclassicpoemshavebeenfurtherrefinedintoperfectEnglishandFrenchrhymes.ThiscollectionofClassicalChinesePoetryandProsegathershismostrepresentativeEnglishtranslations.ItincludestheclassicworksThusSpoketheMaster,Laws:DivineandHumananddramassuchasRomanceoftheWesternBower,DreaminPeonyPavilion,LoveinLong-lifeHallandPeachBlossomPaintedwithBlood.Thelargestpartofthecollectionincludesthetranslationofselectedpoemsfromdifferentdynasties.Theselectionincludesvarioustypesofpoems,lyricsandYuan,MingandQingdynastysongs.Theselectedworksstartfromthepre-QineratotheQingDynasty,coveringalmosttheentirehistoryofclassicpoemsinChina.Readingtheseworksisliketasting"livingwaterfromthesource"ofChineseculture.WehopethiscollectionwillhelpEnglishreaders"know,loveandappreciate"Chineseclassicpoems,sharetheintelligenceofConfuciusandLaoTzu,sharethegracefulnessofTangDynastypoems,SonglyricsandclassicoperasandsongsandpromoteexchangesbetweenEasternandWesternculture.Thisbookisoneofthe14booksofClassicalChinesePoetryandProse,atranslationofConfucianclassicsThusSpoketheMaster.