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Penguin Books Ltd Li Po and Tu Fu Poems
Book SynopsisThe poems of two of China’s most influential classical poets: Tu Fu, called “China’s Shakespeare” (BBC), and Li Po, the subject of Ha Jin’s The Banished Immortal and “China’s most beloved poet” (The New Yorker) A Penguin ClassicLi Po (AD 701–62) and Tu Fu (AD 712–70) were devoted friends who are traditionally considered to be among China's greatest poets. Li Po, a legendary carouser, was an itinerant poet whose writing, often dream poems or spirit-journeys, soars to sublime heights in its descriptions of natural scenes and powerful emotions. His sheer escapism and joy is balanced by Tu Fu, who expresses the Confucian virtues of humanity and humility in more autobiographical works that are imbued with great compassion and earthy reality, and shot through with humour. Together these two poets of the T'ang dynasty complement each other so well that they often came to be spoken ofTable of ContentsLi Po and Tu FuAcknowledgmentsPronounciation of Chinese Words and NamesNote on the Chinese CalligraphyIntroduction1. "Li-Tu"2. The Background to their Times3. Li Po4. Tu Fu5. The Background to T'ang Poetry: The Beginnings: The 'Book of Odes', the Language and Script6. The Background to T'ang Poetry: The Ch'u Tz'u7. The Background to T'ang Poetry: The Ballads and the Principles of Chinese Syllabic Metre8. A Demonstration by Ballad9. The Approach to Translation in this Book10. The Tones and the 'Chinese Sonnet'11. Reading the Poems in EnglishLi PoTu FuList of TitlesIndex of First Lines
£11.69
