Peach Blossom Spring (桃花源记) is a short prose fable written by China's best known poet during the six dynasties period, Tao Yuanming (陶渊明). Joining us today is Dr. Wendy Swartz, professor of Chinese literature at Rutgers to share her knowledge with us on the subject. Prof. Swartz is the author of Reading Tao Yuanming: Shifting Paradigms of Historical Reception, and  another book Reading Philosophy, Writing Poetry: Intertextual Modes of Making Meaning in Early Medieval China.

Recommended Reading:
Earl Trotter, Tao Yuanming: Selected Poetry & Prose  (primary text)
Wendy Swartz, Reading Tao Yuanming: Shifting Paradigms of Historical Reception (secondary text)

For aficionados of classic Chinese: 《陶渊明集》

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