| Bright Moon, White Clouds: Selected Poems of Li Po Contributor(s): Seaton, Jerome (Translator), Li Po (Author) |
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ISBN: 1590307461 ISBN-13: 9781590307465 Publisher: Shambhala OUR PRICE: $20.66 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Asian - Chinese - Poetry | Asian - Chinese |
| Dewey: 895.113 |
| LCCN: 2011035929 |
| Series: Shambhala Library |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 4.2" W x 6.7" (0.40 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: His work is one of the glories of Chinese poetry's golden age, and it has not ceased to delight readers in the twelve centuries since. Li Po (701-762) wrote of the pleasures of nature, of wine, and of the life of a wandering poet in a way that speaks to us across the centuries with remarkable intimacy--and that special, timeless quality is one of the reasons Li Po became the first of the Chinese poets to gain wide appreciation in the West. His influence is felt in the work of artists as diverse as Ezra Pound and Gustav Mahler. J. P. Seaton's translations--which include some poems that appear here in English for the first time--bring the poet vividly and playfully to life, and his introductory essay broadens our view of Li Po, both the poet and the man. |