Doc Í Three Chinese Poets ¹ Vikram Seth
Differently to their common times Wang Wei Li Bai and Du Fu crystallize the immense variety of China and the Chinese poetic tr Intense images of ancient verseThrough three poets who leave souls stirringConjured with lines so sparseTo drink of one was left yearning
Vikram Seth ¹ Three Chinese Poets Epub
Three Chinese PoetsThe three T'ang dynasty poets translated here are among the greatest literary figures of China or indeed the world Responding Vikram Seth not only translates selected works by Tang Dynasty 618 907 CE poets Wang Wei 699 791 CE Li Bai 701 762 CE and Du Fu 712 770 CE but he also provides a generous introduction He gives much context regarding Tang dynasty poetry its structure and the background of the 3 poets each with a different point of view due to their different life experiences Additional information about some of the poems is available in the Notes section at the end of the book I would have appreciated even notes My favorite poems from this collectionWang Wei's Ballad of the Peach Tree Spring where a fisherman finds a paradise on Earth Li Bai's Drinking Alone with the Moon where the narrator shows us how to enjoy life even aloneDu Fu's Moonlit Night where the narrator longs for his family so far away from himIf you enjoy poetry or would like to learn about this aspect of Chinese literature please read this book