Selected Poems of T'ao Ch'ien

Name: Selected Poems of T'ao Ch'ien
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ISBN: 9781556590566

ISBN-10: 1556590563

ISBN-13: 9781556590566

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Authors: Tao Chien, David Hinton, David Hinton

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T'ao Ch'ien, (365 - 427, C.E.), one of the most revered poets in classical Chinese literature, is presented in a lucid translation with an introduction. "David Hinton is one of the most impressive of the younger translators of classical Chinese poetry.... His renderings are varied and imaginative while remaining faithful to the spirit of the original."--Burton Watson

Book details

List price: $11.00
Publisher: Copper Canyon Press
Publication date: 5/1/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 96
Size: 5.40" wide x 8.40" long x 0.30" tall
Weight: 0.286

David Hinton's many translations of classical Chinese poetry and philosophy have earned wide acclaim for creating compelling contemporary texts that convey the actual texture and density of the originals. He has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship as well as numerous fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. In 1997, he received the Landon Translation Award from the Academy of American Poets. He lives in East Calais, Vermont.



Introduction


Returning to My Old Home


After Liu Ch'ai-sang's Poem


Home Again Among Gardens and Fields


After Kuo Chu-pu's Poems


Early Spring, Kuei Year of the Hare, Thinking of Ancient Farmers


In Reply to Liu Ch'ai-sang


Written in the 12th Month, Kuei Year of the Hare, for My Cousin Ching-yuan


Begging Food


Written on Passing Through Ch'u-o, Newly Appointed to Advise Liu Yu's Normalization Army


After an Ancient Poem


Back Home Again Chart


Untitled


Turning Seasons


Form, Shadow, Spirit


Scolding My Sons


9/9, Chi Year of the Rooster


9th Month, Keng Year of the Dog, Early Rice Harvested in the West Field


Thinking of Impoverished Ancients


We've Moved


Drinking Wine


Wine Stop


Wandering at Hsieh Creek


Together, We All Go Out Under the Cypress Trees in the Chou Family Burial-Grounds


Steady Rain, Drinking Alone


In the 6th Month, Wu Year of the Horse, Fire Broke Out


An Idle 9/9 at Home


Reading The Classic of Mountains and Seas


Cha Festival Day


Seeing Guests Off at Governor Wang's


Peach-Blossom Spring


Untitled


Written One Morning in the 5th Month, After Tai Chu-pu's Poem


Untitled


Elegy for Myself


Burial Songs


Notes