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Qu Yuan
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-342–-277 · Chinese poet and politician (c.340–278 BC)

Also known as: Ch'ü Yüan, Yüan Ch'ü, Yuán Qū, Цюй Юань, كيو يوان, 굴원

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Known works

  • Tian wen
  • The nine songs
  • Die neun Gesänge
  • Li sao
  • Li sao and other poems of Chu Yuan ; [translated by Yang Hsien-yi and Gladys Yang]