Po Chü-I: Selected Poems

For Po Chü-i, writing poetry was a way to expose the ills of society and an autobiographical medium to record daily activities, as well as a source of deep personal delight and satisfaction-constituting, along with wine and song, one of the chief joys of existence. Whether exposing the gluttony of arrogant palace attendants during a famine; describing the delights of drunkenly chanting new poems under the autumn moon; depicting the peaceful equanimity that comes with old age; or marveling at cool Zen repose during a heat wave... these masterfully translated poems shine with a precisely crafted artlessness that conveys the subtle delights of Chinese poetry.

Author: Burton Watson
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 02/09/2000
Series: Translations from the Asian Classics
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.40w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780231118392