The silk dragon
Subtitle: translations from the Chinese
By: Arthur Sze
Contributors: Sze, Arthur
Publisher: Copper Canyon Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Port Townsend, Wash
Language: eng
Number of pages: 89
Subjects: Chinese poetry -- Translations into English
Genres: Translations into English
Description: "The Silk Dragon presents the vitality, diversity, and power of the Chinese poetic tradition, ranging from such Tang dynasty masters as Wang Wei, Li Po, and Tu Fu to contemporary poets Wen I-to and Yen Chen. Although Sze calls translation an "impossible task," his introduction nevertheless provides a unique glimpse into exactly how he translates a poem - from the first rough, literal draft to the finished poem."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Poems originally written between the 4th and 20th centuries
Table of contents: title: Tʻao Chʻien (365-427); title: Wang Han (687-726); title: Wang Wei (701-761); title: Li Po (701-762); title: Tu Fu (712-770); title: Po Chü-i (772-846); title: Liu Tsung-Yüan (773-819); title: Li Ho (790-816); title: Tu Mu (803-852); title: Li Shang-yin (813-858); title: Li Yü (937-978); title: Su Tung-Pʻo (1036-1101); title: Li Chʻing-chao (1084-1151); title: Ma Chih-yüan (1260-1324); title: Shen Chou (1427-1509); title: Chu Ta, Pa-ta-shan-jen (1626-1705); title: Wen I-to (1899-1946); title: Yen Chen (twentieth century)