The Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry

by Watson, Burton

• ISBN13: 9780231056830
• ISBN10: 0231056834
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1986-11-01
• Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr

Summary

The Columbia Book of Chinese Poetrypresents translations of more than 420 poems by 96 poets drawn from the great ages of Chinese poetry. It begins with selections from the Book of Odes, the oldest anthology of Chinese poetry compiled around the seventh century B.C., and covers the succeeding generations down to the end of the Sung dynasty in A.D. 1279. Important poets such as Tao Yuan-ming, LiPo, Tu Fu, Su Tung-po, and Lu Yu are treated in separate sections with generous samplings from their works, while lesser poets are represented in chapters devoted to the particular era in which they lived. A general introduction discusses the major characteristics and forms of traditional Chinese poetry, while introductory essays to the individual chapters outline the history of poetic development in China over the centuries.

Table of Contents

Introduction

The Book of Odes

The Ch'u Tz'u

Early Songs, Poems in Rhyme-Prose Form, and Yneh-fu Ballads

Poems of the Han and Wei

T'ao Ynan-ming

Chin, Six Dynasties, and Sui Poets

Major T'ang Poets I: Wang Wei, Li Po, Tu Fu

Major T'ang Poets II: Han Yn, Po Chn-i, Han-shan

Other T'ang Poets

Two Major Sung Poets: Su Tung-p'o, Lu Yu

Other Sung Poets

Lyrics in Tz'u Form

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