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The Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry: From Early Times to the Thirteenth Century
Burton Watson
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Description for The Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry: From Early Times to the Thirteenth Century
Paperback. Editor(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 385 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 574.
The Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry presents translations of more than 420 poems by 96 poets drawn from the great ages of Chinese poetry. It begins with selections from the Book of Odes, the oldest anthology of Chinese poetry compiled around the seventh century B.C., and covers the succeeding generations down to the end of the Sung dynasty in A.D. 1279. Important poets such as T'ao Yuan-ming, LiPo, Tu Fu, Su Tung-p'o, and Lu Yu are treated in separate sections with generous samplings from their works, while lesser poets are represented in chapters devoted to the particular era in ... Read more
The Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry presents translations of more than 420 poems by 96 poets drawn from the great ages of Chinese poetry. It begins with selections from the Book of Odes, the oldest anthology of Chinese poetry compiled around the seventh century B.C., and covers the succeeding generations down to the end of the Sung dynasty in A.D. 1279. Important poets such as T'ao Yuan-ming, LiPo, Tu Fu, Su Tung-p'o, and Lu Yu are treated in separate sections with generous samplings from their works, while lesser poets are represented in chapters devoted to the particular era in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
Series
Translations from the Asian Classics
Number of Pages
385
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231056830
SKU
V9780231056830
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About Burton Watson
Burton Watson is one of the world's best-known translators from the Chinese and Japanese. His translations include The Lotus Sutra, The Vimalakirti Sutra, Ryokan: Zen Monk-Poet of Japan, Saigyo: Poems of a Mountain Home, and Chuang Tzu: Basic Writings all published by Columbia.
Reviews for The Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry: From Early Times to the Thirteenth Century
This gathering of translations in the surest, clearest, most comprehensive presentation of Chinese poetry yet. Burton Watson's lifelong dedication to Chinese literature becomes a gift to us all.
Gary Snyder
Gary Snyder