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Clouds thick, whereabouts unknown : poems by Zen monks of China / [translated by] Charles Egan ; illustrations by Charles Chu.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Translations from the Asian classics.
- Translations from the Asian classics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chinese poetry--Translations into English.
- Chinese poetry.
- Chinese poetry--Buddhist authors--Translations into English.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (345 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Columbia University Press, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Compiled by a leading scholar of Chinese poetry, Clouds Thick, Whereabouts Unknown is the first collection of Chan (Zen) poems to be situated within Chan thought and practice. Combined with exquisite paintings by Charles Chu, the anthology compellingly captures the ideological and literary nuances of works that were composed, paradoxically, to ""say more by saying less,"" and creates an unparalleled experience for readers of all backgrounds. Clouds Thick, Whereabouts Unknown includes verse composed by monk-poets of the eighth to the seventeenth centuries. Their style ranges from the direct ve
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-288) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613642639
- 9781280665707
- 128066570X
- 9780231520980
- 0231520980
- OCLC:
- 826478829
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