Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry - From Early Times to the Thirteenth Century

Informationen zum Autor Edited and Translated by Burton Watson Klappentext 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 Yüan-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 which they lived. A general introduction discusses the major characteristics and forms of traditional Chinese poetry! while introductory essays to the individual chapters outline the history of poetic development in China over the centuries. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction1. The Book of Odes2. The Ch'u Tz'u3. Early Songs! Poems in Rhyme-Prose Form! and Yüeh-fu Ballads4. Poems of the Han and Wei5. T'ao Yüan-ming6. Chin! Six Dynasties! and Sui Poets7. Major T'ang Poets I: Wang Wei! Li Po! Tu Fu8. Major T'ang Poets II: Han Yü! Po Chü-i! Han-shan9. Other T'ang Poets10. Two Major Sung Poets: Su Tung-p'o! Lu Yu11. Other Sung Poets12. Lyrics in Tz'u Form

Product details

• Authors: Burton Watson
• Assisted by: Burton Watson (Editor)
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.01.1987
• EAN: 9780231056830
• ISBN: 978-0-231-05683-0
• No. of pages: 385
• Series: Translations from the Asian Classics; Translations from the Asian Cl; Translations from the Asian Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Poetry; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies; POETRY / General, Poetry, Poetry / Poems