Poems of the Masters : Chinas Classic Anthology of Tang and Sung Dynasty Verse

Poems of the Masters : Chinas Classic Anthology of Tang and Sung Dynasty Verse
by Authors: Red Pine , Wang Wei , Li Bai , Tu Fu , Wang Po , Ou-yang Hsiu , Su Shi
Released: 01 September, 2003
ISBN: 1556591950
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Sales Rank: 33,622

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Poems of the Masters : Chinas Classic Anthology of Tang and Sung Dynasty Verse > Customer Review #1:

Beautiful translation

Red Pines translation of the Chienchiashih is quite impressive. Ive found too many translations from Chinese that are overdone, full of themselves; here is a volume of clear, elegant poetry. Even a beginning Chinese language student can follow along and understand the original text, his translation is so well constructed. And yet these 224 poems lose nothing of their poetic quality.

The poems are presented with the Chinese facing the English, with biographical and relevant explanatory notes accompanying each. Includes preface (definitely worth reading), map (very helpful for following some of the more prolific poets), and Tang/Song timeline. This has very quickly become my favourite book of translations.

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