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Spring Essence: The Poetry of Ho Xuan Huong
Spring Essence The Poetry of Ho Xuan Huong
Author: Ho Xuan Huong, John Balaban (Editor)
Ho Xuan Huong, whose name translates as "Spring Essence," -- —is one of the most important and popular poets in Vietnam. A concubine, she became renowned for her poetic skills, writing subtly risque poems which used double entendre and sexual innuendo as a vehicle for social, religious, and political commentary. — The publication of ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781556591488
ISBN-10: 1556591489
Publication Date: 10/1/2000
Pages: 120
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Publisher: Copper Canyon Press
Book Type: Paperback
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