本书作者在先秦两汉文学研究领域卓有建树，对《楚辞》研究颇有心得。书中体例完善，题解交代写作背景，概述诗歌主旨；注释准确精当，难字标注拼音；评析探索诗心，时出新见；又辅之以雅训的译文，诚为一本雅俗共赏的《楚辞》读本。(Well-established in the studies of pre-Qin and Han literature, the author is particularly versed in The Songs of Chu. In this book well-organized book, explanatory notes are provided of background information and purport of the songs, along with precise annotations and pinyin for obscure characters. More important, it offers a fresh reading that gets the essence of the pieces, accompanied by elegant and proper translations into modern Chinese. It is an edition of The Songs of Chu that appeals to all tastes.)