The silk dragon : translations from the Chinese / [translations by] Arthur Sze.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sze, Arthur.

Language:

Chinese

English

Subjects (All):

Chinese poetry--Translations into English.

Genre:

Poetry.

Physical Description:

xii, 89 pages ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Translations from the Chinese

Place of Publication:

Port Townsend, Wash. : Copper Canyon Press, [2001]

Summary:

The Silk Dragon presents a complex vision of the vitality, diversity and power of the Chinese poetic tradition, ranging from such great T'ang dynasty masters as Wang Wei, Li Po, and Tu Fu to pivotal contemporary poets Wen I-to and Yen Chen. Arthur Sze writes: "I have only translated poems that have deeply engaged me; and it has sometimes taken me many years to feel ready to work on one." Although Sze calls translation an "impossible task," his introduction nevertheless provides a unique glimpse into exactly how he translates a poem -- from the first rough, literal draft to the finished poem.

Contents:

T'ao Ch'ien (365-427)

Drinking Wine (I) 13

Drinking Wine (II) 14

Drinking Wine (III) 15

Returning to Fields and Gardens (I) 16

Returning to Fields and Gardens (II) 17

/ Wang Han (687-726)

Song of Liang-chou 18

/ Wang Wei (701-761)

Bamboo Grove 19

Deer Park 20

Hsin-yi Village 21

Untitled 22

Highland 23

Sending Off Mr. Yuan 24

/ Li Po (701-762)

Drinking Alone with the Moon 25

Song of Ch'ang-kan 26

Night Thoughts 28

The Lotus 29

To the Tune of "Clear Happiness" 30

/ Tu Fu (712-770)

Return to Chiang Village 31

Spring View 32

Night at the Tower 33

Moonlight Night 34

Thoughts on a Night Journey 35

/ Po Chu-I (772-846)

A Question Addressed to Mr. Liu 36

/ Liu Tsung-Yuan (773-819)

Snow on the River 37

/ Li Ho (790-816)

Flying Light 38

Song of the Collator's Sword in the Spring Bureau 40

Autumn Comes 42

/ Tu Mu (803-852)

Anchored at Ch'in-huai River 43

Easing My Heart 44

/ Li Shang-Yin (813-858)

The Brocade Zither 45

Untitled (I) 46

Untitled (II) 47

The Lo-yu Tombs 48

On a Rainy Night, Lines to Be Sent North 49

/ Li Yu (937-978)

To the Tune of "Meeting Happiness" 50

To the Tune of "Joy in the Oriole's Flight" 51

/ Su Tung-P'O (1036-1101)

Spring Night 52

/ Li Chi'ing-Chao (1084-1151)

To the Tune of "Intoxicated in the Shadows of Flowers" 53

To the Tune of "Telling My Most Intimate Feelings" 54

/ Ma Chih-Yuan (1260-1324)

To the Tune of "Plum Blossoms in the Breeze": Evening Bell at a Misty Temple 55

To the Tune of "Sailing at Night" (I) 56

To the Tune of "Sailing at Night" (II) 57

To the Tune of "Sky-clear Sand": Autumn Thoughts 58

/ Shen Chou (1427-1509)

Inscribed on a Painting 59

/ Chu Ta, Pa-Ta-Shan-Jen (1626-1705)

Globefish 60

Bamboo 61

From a Painting of a Cat 62

Inscription for a Painting 63

Bright Light and Cloud Shadows 64

/ Wen I-To (1899-1946)

Dead Water 65

Perhaps 67

Miracle 68

The Last Day 72

/ Yen Chen (twentieth century)

Good Harvest 73

The Plum Hint 74

On the Willow Bank 76

Red Rain 78.

Notes:

Poems originally written between the 4th and 20th centuries.

ISBN:

1556591535

OCLC:

46678256