| Songs of Love, Moon, & Wind: Poems from the Chinese Contributor(s): Rexroth, Kenneth (Translator), Weinberger, Eliot (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0811218368 ISBN-13: 9780811218368 Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2009 Annotation: Kenneth Rexroth was one of the pioneer American translators from the Chinese into English. From his bestselling books, "One Hundred Poems from the Chinese," "One Hundred More Poems from the Chinese," and "Woman Poets of China," Eliot Weinberger (essayist, critic and translator extraordinaire) has culled the best of the best for this beautiful gift edition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Asian - General - Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors) |
| Dewey: 895.110 |
| LCCN: 2008050557 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 3.9" W x 5.9" (0.20 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Moss covered paths between scarlet peonies, Pale jade mountains fill your rustic windows. I envy you, drunk with flowers, Butterflies swirling in your dreams. --Ch'ien Ch'i This exquisite gift book offers a wide sampling of Chinese verse, from the first century to our own time, beginning with the lyric poetry of Tu Fu, moving to the folk songs of the Six Dynasties Period, on to the Sung Dynasty, and to the present. Also represented are some of the best-known women of Chinese poetry, including Li Ching-chao and Chu Shu-chen. These simple, accessible but profound poems come through to us with a breathtaking immediacy in Kenneth Rexroth's English versions--a wonderful gift for any lover of poetry. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rexroth, Kenneth: - Poet-essayist Kenneth Rexroth (1905-1982) was a high-school dropout, disillusioned ex-Communist, pacifist, anarchist, rock-climber, critic and translator, mentor, Catholic-Buddhist spiritualist and a prominent figure of San Francisco's Beat scene. He is regarded as a central figure of the San Francisco Renaissance and is among the first American poets to explore traditional Japanese forms such as the haiku.Weinberger, Eliot: - Eliot Weinberger is an essayist, editor, and translator. He lives in New York City. |