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viii, 387 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Ch'en Tzu-ang, Confucius, anonymous (Book of poetry), Li Pai, Tu Fu -- Li Ch'ing-chao, Hsin Ch'i-chi -- Ts'ao Chih -- Juan Chi, Ch'eng Tzu-an, Pai Chu-yi, Ou-yang Hsiu, Su Tung-p'o -- Wei Ying-wu, Meng Chiao, Han Yu, Tu Fu, Pai Chu-yi -- Lao-tzu, Li Shang-yin, Wnag Wei, Juan Chi, Liu Yu-hsi -- Wang Wei, Shih-wu (Stonehouse), Liu Tsung-yuan, Tu Fu, Han Yu, Tu Mu -- Wei Ying-wu -- Li Pai, Tu Fu -- Huseh T'ao -- Tu Fu, Ch'en Tzu-ang -- Chia Tao, Wu-k'o -- Tu Fu, Li Pai -- Ch'u Yuan, Saotan Poetry Society -- Pai Chu-yi, Su Tung-p'o, Ou-yang Hsiu -- Meng Hao-jan, Wang Wei, Li Pai -- Li Pai -- Su Tung-p'o -- Tu fu, Ch'u Yuan -- Hsieh Ling-yun, Huang T'ing-chien, Han-shan, Wang Wei -- Wei Ying-wu, Pai Chu-yi, T'ao Yuan-ming -- Wang An-shih, Hsin Ch'i-chi -- Hsieh T'iao, Li Pai -- Wang An-shih, Fan Ch'eng-ta -- Chiao-jan, Shih-wu (Stonehouse) -- Meng Chiao, Chu Shu-chen -- Su Tung-p'o, Pai Chu-yi, Lin Ho-ching -- Lu You -- Li Pai, Hsieh Ling-yun -- Han-shan, Feng-kan, Shih-te (Cold Mountain & friends) -- Lexicon. |
| Summary |
Translator and independent scholar Bill Porter, also known by his Chinese name, Red Pine, takes a fast-paced pilgrimage to China during which he pays homage to dozens of China's greatest poets by visiting their graves, or trying to, and performing idiosynchractic rituals with small cups of Kentucky whiskey. Includes biographical informaton, history, travel writings, over 200 classical poems in Chinese with English translations, and over 100 photographs. |
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"Bill Porter has been one of the most prolific translators of Chinese texts, while also developing into a travel writer with a cult following."-The New York Times "Red Pine's out-of-the-mainstream work is canny and clearheaded, and it has immeasurably enhanced Zen/Taoist literature and practice."-Kyoto Journal "Red Pine's succinct and informative notes for each poem are core samples of the cultural, political, and literary history of China." -Asian ReporterTo pay homage to China's greatest poets, renowned translator Bill Porter-who is also known by his Chinese name "Red Pine"-traveled throughout China visiting dozens of poets' graves and performing idiosyncratic rituals that featured Kentucky bourbon and reading poems aloud to the spirits.Combining travelogue, translations, history, and personal stories, this intimate and fast-paced tour of modern China celebrates inspirational landscapes and presents new translations of classical poems.An entertaining storyteller who is deeply knowledgeable about Chinese culture, both ancient and modern, Porter brings the reader into the journey-from standing at the edge of the trash pit that used to be Tu Mu's grave to sitting in Han Shan's cave where the Buddhist hermit "Butterfly Woman" serves tea.Illustrated with over one hundred photographs and two hundred poems, Finding Them Gone combines the love of travel with an irrepressible exuberance for literature.Bill Porter (a.k.a. "Red Pine") is widely recognized as one of the world's finest translators of Chinese religious and poetic texts. His best-selling books include Lao-tzu's Taoteching and The Collected Songs of Cold Mountain. He lives near Seattle, Washington"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Poem texts in English and Chinese; commentary in English. |
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Porter, Bill, 1943- -- Travel -- China.
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Poets, Chinese -- Biography.
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Chinese poetry -- History and criticism.
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Literature and society -- China.
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Chinese poetry -- Translations into English.
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Chinese poetry.
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Chinese poetry. (OCoLC)fst00857672
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Literature and society. (OCoLC)fst01000096
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Poets, Chinese. (OCoLC)fst01067851
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China -- Description and travel.
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China. (OCoLC)fst01206073
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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| Added Title |
Visiting China's poets of the past |
| ISBN |
9781556594892 (paperback) |
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1556594895 (paperback) |
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