Li Bai might just be the most celebrated poet in the entire history of Chinese literary tradition, which is why I have chosen to compile 100+ poems that showcase the excellence of his writing. Even though Li Bai has been accredited with thousands of widely acclaimed works, some are easier to be found than others. In this book I present some of his most famous works, but it’s also a collection of works that I find most interesting personally. Themes that are depicted in these poems range fr...

"The Poet Li Po" is a captivating collection that brings to life the works of the renowned Tang dynasty poet Li Po, also known as Li Bai. His poetry is celebrated for its vivid imagery, emotional depth, and exploration of themes such as nature, friendship, and the joys of wine. Arthur Waley's translation captures the essence of Li Po's lyrical genius, making it accessible to modern readers. The collection showcases the beauty of classical Chinese poetry and invites readers to immerse thems...

The Poet Li Po, A.D. 701-762 presents a compact yet resonant encounter with one of Tang China's most celebrated poetic imaginations, mediated through Arthur Waley's lucid modern translations. The collection gathers lyrics of wine, exile, friendship, moonlight, political disappointment, and ecstatic wandering, revealing a voice at once courtly and untamed. Its range moves from epigrammatic delicacy to visionary expansiveness, situating Li Po within the golden age of Chinese poetry while mak...

The Poet Li Po, A.D. 701-762, is an evocative anthology that captures the multifaceted essence of one of China's most celebrated poets, Li Bai. Encompassing a range of literary styles, from the lyrical to the prose-like reflections, this collection conveys the depth and diversity of Li Bai's oeuvre. Within these pages, readers encounter the profound philosophical musings, vivid natural imagery, and ethereal insights that defined his life's work, providing a comprehensive view of the Tang D...

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IntroductionSince the Middle Ages the Chinese have been almost unanimous in regarding Li Po as their greatest poet, and the few who have given the first place to his contemporary Tu Fu have usually accorded the second to Li.One is reluctant to disregard the verdict of a people upon its own poets. We are sometimes told by Frenchmen or Russians that Oscar Wilde is greater than Shakespeare. We are tempted to reply that no foreigner can be qualified to decide such a point....

Li Po (A.D., 701-762) lived in T’ang Dynasty China, but his influence has spanned the centuries: the pure lyricism of his poems has awed readers in China and Japan for over a millennium, and through Ezra Pound’s translations, Li Po became central to the modernist revolution in the West. His work is suffused with Taoism and Ch’an (Zen) Buddhism, but these seem not so much spiritual influences as the inborn form of his life.There is a set-phrase in Chinese referring ...

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Almost three thousand years of Chinese literature have been gathered together in Chinese Literature: An Anthology from the Earliest Times to the Present Day.The earliest preserved folk songs of the peasantry; the major works of the "Golden Age" of Chinese philosophy; the "prose-songs" and the later skillful poems of the T'ang dynasty ; the short stories and plays; the novels; and the poems and stories of men who have made modern China - all these are repre...

Bouncing Pearls: Ancient Chinese Poetry is a new English translation of classical Chinese poems, dating from 600 BCE to the Eighteenth Century. It presents the writings of about 110 poets. Over 250 poems were selected from different sources, especially Poems of a Thousand Masters and Three Hundred Tang Poems. The former, aimed less at moralizing, may do more in revealing the intrinsic values of the ancient Chinese poets. This translation attempts to preserve the essence and identity of the or...

An assemblage of delicate Chinese verse which delicately explore the worlds of love, nature, and meditation.Love and the Turning Year includes a selection from the Yueh Fu—folk songs from the Six Dynasties Period (fourth-fifth centuries A.D.). Most of the songs are simple, erotic lyrics. Some are attributed to legendary courtesans, while others may have been sung at harvest festivals or marriage celebrations. In addition to the folk songs, Rexroth...

As writer, Kyun was an inheritor of the Chinese Tang style, becoming one of its first and foremost promulgators in Korea. The poems in this book portray issues of social justice, artistic legacy and purpose, and the daily life of a Korean nobleman in the middle years of Korea's Choson Dynasty. A selection of poems that catalogs the Japanese invasions of Korea in 1592 and 1597-the only record of its kind in poetry. The poems in this book portray issues of social justice, artistic legacy and...