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All the works of the Chinese poet T'ao Yuan-ming (AD 365â427) generally considered genuine have been translated here with commentary and annotation. T'ao, in the author's opinion, is of all the major Chinese poets especially concerned with personal integrity and the meaning of man's life. His poetry for this reason may be able to transcend the barriers of cultural difference. For centuries of Chinese readers, however, the image of T'ao Yuan-ming as an eccentric wine-loving recluse who embraced purity and simplicity and rejected the corruption of political society has virtually been as important as his own writing. Studies of the poet, from the Sung dynasty on, have applied a political interpretation of his work. The author believes that this approach is generally mistaken and seeks to combat it in detail. The work has been arranged in two volumes. The first, containing the translations with explanatory commentary and notes, is aimed at a wider audience than the professional. The second

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Volume I: Preface; Part I. The four-word poems; Part II. The 'address and answer' and the other five-word poems; Part III. Dated and other poems; Part IV. The poems in series; Part V. The fu-poems; Part VI. Historical writings; Part VII. Cautionary and sacrificial pieces; Index.

Tao Yuanming His Works and their Meaning Additional Commentary Notes and Biography Cambridge Studies in Chinese History Literature and Institutions

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 3/19/2009 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521104531, 978-0521104531
      ISBN10: 052110453X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      All the works of the Chinese poet T'ao Yuan-ming (AD 365â427) generally considered genuine have been translated here with commentary and annotation. T'ao, in the author's opinion, is of all the major Chinese poets especially concerned with personal integrity and the meaning of man's life. His poetry for this reason may be able to transcend the barriers of cultural difference. For centuries of Chinese readers, however, the image of T'ao Yuan-ming as an eccentric wine-loving recluse who embraced purity and simplicity and rejected the corruption of political society has virtually been as important as his own writing. Studies of the poet, from the Sung dynasty on, have applied a political interpretation of his work. The author believes that this approach is generally mistaken and seeks to combat it in detail. The work has been arranged in two volumes. The first, containing the translations with explanatory commentary and notes, is aimed at a wider audience than the professional. The second

      Table of Contents
      Volume I: Preface; Part I. The four-word poems; Part II. The 'address and answer' and the other five-word poems; Part III. Dated and other poems; Part IV. The poems in series; Part V. The fu-poems; Part VI. Historical writings; Part VII. Cautionary and sacrificial pieces; Index.

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