Cantonese Love Songs: English Translation of Jiu Ji-yung's Cantonese Songs of Early 19th Century

Peter T. Morris
ISBN: 978-962-209-284-6
Hong Kong University Press
204 pag. paperback 17 x 24 cm 1992

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.