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Chinese rhyme-prose : poems in the fu form from the Han and Six Dynasties periods / translated by Burton Watson ; preface by Lucas Klein.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Calligrams
- Language:
- Chinese
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chinese poetry--Qin and Han dynasties, 221 B.C.-220 A.D--Translations into English.
- Chinese poetry.
- Chinese poetry--220-589--Translations into English.
- Fu.
- Chinese poetry--Qin and Han dynasties.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 151 pages ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : New York Review Books, [2015]
- Summary:
- "The fu, or rhyme-prose, is a major poetic form in Chinese literature, most popular between the second century BCE and the sixth century CE. Unlike what is usually considered Chinese poetry, it is a hybrid of prose and rhymed verse, more expansive than the condensed lyrics, verging on what would be called Whitmanesque. The thirteen long poems included here are descriptions of and meditations on such subjects as mountains and abandoned cities, the sea and the wind, owls and goddesses, partings and the idle life. Burton Watson is universally considered the foremost English-language translator of classical Chinese literature of the past five decades. His graceful translations are accompanied by a comprehensive introduction to the development and characteristics of the fu form, as well as excerpts from contemporary commentary on the genre. A pathbreaking study of premodern Chinese literature, Chinese Rhyme-Prose was selected as one of sixty-five masterpieces for the UNESCO Collection of Representative Works. First published in 1971, it has been out of print for decades"-- Provided by publisher.
- "Chinese Poems, China 206 BC to 589 AD"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The Wind / Sung Yü Yü, Sung 25
- The Owl / Chia Yi Yi, Chia 29
- Sir Fantasy / Ssu-ma Hsiang-ju Hsiang-ju, Ssu-ma 34
- Climbing the Tower / Wang Ts'an Ts'an, Wang 62
- The Goddess of the Lo / Ts'ao Chih Chih, Ts'ao 66
- Recalling Old Times / Hsiang Hsiu Hsiu, Hsiang 74
- The Idle Life / P'an Yüen Yüen, P'an 77
- The Sea / Mu Hua Hua, Mu 86
- Wandering on Mount T'ien-t'ai / Sun Ch'o Ch'o, Sun 96
- The Snow / Hsieh Hui-lien Hui-lien, Hsieh 104
- Desolate City / Pao Chao Chao, Pao 111
- Partings / Chiang Yen Yen, Chiang 116
- A Small Garden / Yü Hsin Hsin, Yü 123.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 150-151).
- Other Format:
- Online version: Chinese rhyme-prose
- ISBN:
- 9789629965631
- 9629965631
- OCLC:
- 891941846
- Online:
- Cover image
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