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24%OFFLi Po - Poems - 9780140442724 - V9780140442724
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Poems

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Description for Poems Paperback. Li Po and Tu Fu were devoted friends who are considered to be among China's greatest poets. Li Po, was an itinerant poet. His sheer escapism and joy is balanced by Tu Fu, who expresses the Confucian virtues of humanity and humility. Together they came to be spoken of as one - Li-Tu' - who covers the spectrum of human life, experience and feeling. Illustrator(s): Chien-Tung, Shui. Translator(s): Cooper, Arthur. Num Pages: 256 pages, music, index. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 194.
Li Po (AD 701-62) and Tu Fu (AD 712-70) were devoted friends who are traditionally considered to be among China's greatest poets. Li Po, a legendary carouser, was an itinerant poet whose writing, often dream poems or spirit-journeys, soars to sublime heights in its descriptions of natural scenes and powerful emotions. His sheer escapism and joy is balanced by Tu Fu, who expresses the Confucian virtues of humanity and humility in more autobiographical works that are imbued with great compassion and earthy reality, and shot through with humour. Together these two poets of the T'ang dynasty complement ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140442724
SKU
V9780140442724
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About Li Po
Li Po (AD 701–62) was born in the far west of China and probably had some knowledge of Central Asian languages and cultures. But to his contemporaries his talent was almost supernatural, so that he hardly seemed of earthly origin at all; his verses seemed to originate in something other than the human consciousness, yet speak directly and simply to ... Read more

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