Celestial songs

Poetic translations of Yaroslava Shekera. A collection of Ukrainian translations of Chinese poetry from ancient times to the 20th century.

This unique edition contains the entire poetic translation work of Yaroslava Shekera. During these long centuries, poetics and philosophy changed, different religious views and secular customs prevailed, and artists always wanted to express their worldview, leaving us pearls of lyrics in forms typical for their time. Under the cover are translations, comments on them, which make it possible to read the images, and information about the authors, artistic currents and conditions of the day, as well as a meaningful introductory article by Dmytro Chistyak about the life and work of Yaroslava Shekera.