The Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry

From Early Times to the Thirteenth Century
Erscheinungsjahr 1987
ISBN: 978-0-231-05683-0
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 385 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 549 g

Reihe: Translations from the Asian Classics

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Watson, Burton

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturen sonstiger Sprachräume Ost- & Südostasiatische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Lyrik und Dichter
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Forschungsmethodik, Wissenschaftliche Ausstattung

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

Über Autor(innen)

Burton Watson is one of the world's best-known translators from the Chinese and Japanese. His translations include The Lotus Sutra, The Vimalakirti Sutra, Ryokan: Zen Monk-Poet of Japan, Saigyo: Poems of a Mountain Home, and Chuang Tzu: Basic Writings all published by Columbia.