ISBN: 9781556591952

"Chiupu River Song" by Li PaiMy white hair extends three miles. "This valuable text will help us appreciate the richness of poetic imagination and experience.". Subtitle China's Classic A… Mehr…

"Chiupu River Song" by Li PaiMy white hair extends three miles. "This valuable text will help us appreciate the richness of poetic imagination and experience.". Subtitle China's Classic Anthology of T'ang and Sung Dynasty Verse. The Nile on eBay   FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE   Poems of the Masters by Red Pine For the first time in any Western language, the complete text of China's classic poetry anthology. FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description The classic Chinese poetry anthology in a handsome English-Chinese format.Poetry is China's greatest art, and for the past eight centuries Poems of the Masters has been that country's most studied and memorized collection of verse. For the first time ever in English, here is the complete text, with an introduction and extensive notes by renowned translator, Red Pine. Over one hundred poets are represented in this bilingual edition, including many of China's celebrated poets: Li Pai, Wang Wei, Tu Fu, Wang Po, and Ou-yang Hsiu.Poems of the Masters was compiled during the Sung dynasty (960–1278), a time when poetry became the defining measure of human relationships and understanding.As Red Pine writes in his introduction: "Nothing was significant without a poem, no social or ritual occasion, no political or personal event was considered complete without a few well-chosen words that summarized the complexities of the Chinese vision of reality and linked that vision with the beat of their hearts . . . [Poetry's] greatest flowering was in the T'ang and Sung, when suddenly it was everywhere: in the palace, in the street, in every household, every inn, every monastery, in every village square.""Chiupu River Song" by Li PaiMy white hair extends three milesthe sorrow of parting made it this longwho would guess to look in a mirrorwhere autumn frost comes from"This valuable text will help us appreciate the richness of poetic imagination and experience."—Book Magazine, five-star review"[Poems of the Masters] includes the Chinese originals, along with commentaries on imagery, various social conventions, historical background—all absolutely essential to a full appreciation of the texts... the best way to approach them is to pick one out and let it drop like a pebble into the well of your mind and hear how it resonates."—The Philadelphia Inquirer"The poems in this remarkable anthology speak to us—across an immense distance of time and space—of loneliness, beauty, the consequences of political action, the stillness of autumn. Red Pine's wonderful translations and the clarity of his accompanying notes make these poems accessible and intimate to all of us…Red Pine and the good people at Copper Canyon deserve a place in the Taoist paradise for bringing us this beautiful book."—Booksense RecommendsRed Pine is one of the world's most respected translators of Chinese literature, bringing into English several of China's central religious and literary texts, including Lao-tzu's Taoteching (isbn 9781556592904) and The Collected Songs of Cold Mountain (isbn 9781556591402). Author Biography Red Pine (aka Bill Porter) is one of the world's leading translators of Chinese literary and religious texts. After dropping out of a Columbia University Ph.D. program, Red Pine moved to a Buddhist monastery in Taiwan; he eventually became a popular radio journalist in Hong Kong, famous for his descriptions of traveling around mainland China. Details ISBN1556591950 Short Title POEMS OF THE MASTERS Language English Translator Red Pine ISBN-10 1556591950 ISBN-13 9781556591952 Media Book Year 2003 Author Red Pine Place of Publication Port Townsend Country of Publication United States Imprint Copper Canyon Press,U.S. Format Paperback Residence Port Townsend Birth 1942 DOI 10.1604/9781556591952 Illustrations 1 map Subtitle China's Classic Anthology of T'ang and Sung Dynasty Verse NZ Release Date 2003-10-16 US Release Date 2003-10-16 UK Release Date 2003-10-16 Pages 480 Publisher Copper Canyon Press,U.S. Publication Date 2003-10-16 DEWEY 895.11308 Audience General AU Release Date 2003-12-07 We've got thisAt The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it.With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICYNo questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERYNo matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENTPeace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:140166522; , Neu, Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice], ISBN-13: 9781556591952, Publication Year: 2003, Type: Textbook, Format: Paperback, Language: Chinese, Book Title: Poems of the Masters: China's Classic Anthology of T'ang and Sung Dynasty Verse, Item Height: 229mm, Topic: Literature, Poetry, History, Item Width: 152mm, Item Weight: 751g, Number of Pages: 480 Pages, Copper Canyon Press,U.S.<

2003, ISBN: 9781556591952

Übersetzer: Pine, Red, Copper Canyon Press, Taschenbuch, 480 Seiten, Publiziert: 2003-09-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 1.66 kg, Sozialwissenschaft, Kategorien, Bücher, Anthologien, L… Mehr…

Übersetzer: Pine, Red, Copper Canyon Press, Taschenbuch, 480 Seiten, Publiziert: 2003-09-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 1.66 kg, Sozialwissenschaft, Kategorien, Bücher, Anthologien, Lyrik, Literatur & Fiktion, Asiatische Lyrik, Regionen & Kulturkreise, Gattungen & Stilrichtungen, Literaturgeschichte & -kritik, Asiatische Literatur, Asien, Geschichte nach Ländern, Politik & Geschichte, China, Taschenbücher, Fremdsprachige Bücher, Englische Bücher, Copper Canyon Press, 2003<