Ep. 226 | The Seven Great Singing Stars of Shanghai (Part 1)
In this latest CHP installment, Laszlo finally gets around to introducing The Seven Great Singing Stars of old Shanghai whose performing skills on the silver screen and on 78 records provide us with a...
15 Jul 201931min
Ep. 225 | The History of Tang Poetry (Part 8)
Our eight-part series on the history of Tang Poetry concludes with this episode that looks at the lives of three more poets: Li He, Du Mu, and Li Shangyin. And for an encore, Laszlo will recite poems ...
1 Jul 201926min
Ep. 224 | The History of Tang Poetry (Part 7)
In this seventh installment of the history of Tang poetry we move on to the Middle Tang period. While the poetry might not be as celebrated as that produced during the High Tang, there were still many...
16 Jun 201928min
Ep. 223 | The History of Tang Poetry (Part 6)
Laszlo finishes up the High Tang period of Chinese poetry. Wang Wei and Meng Haoran are showcased in this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2 Jun 201924min
Ep. 222 | The History of Tang Poetry (Part 5)
This is the Du Fu episode. Along with Li Bai, discussed last episode, he's considered the greatest poet in Chinese history. That's of course a matter of opinion. We'll take a brief look at the rough r...
20 Mai 201925min
Ep. 221 | The History of Tang Poetry (Part 4)
Li Bai is showcased in this fourth installment of Laszlo's not very deep dive into the history of Tang poetry. We're still in the High Tang period of Chinese poetry. This episode will focus more on Li...
5 Mai 201927min
Ep. 220 | The History of Tang Poetry (Part 3)
Finally in this part 3 episode Laszlo gets to the Tang poetry part of the series. After finishing up some of the good stuff that came out of the Six Dynasties, we'll get a first look at the Early and ...
21 Apr 201931min
Ep. 219 | The History of Tang Poetry (Part 2)
In Part 2 Laszlo will finish up an overview of pre-Tang poetry and show where everything went from the Classic of Poetry and Songs of Chu. Fu rhapsodies, Yue Fu poetry and the works from the Jian'an e...
8 Apr 201929min
