The Selected Poems of Tu Fu Tapa blanda - 1989

New Directions, 1989-06-17. Paperback. Very Good. 0.5000 7.8000 77.8800.

W W Norton & Co Inc. Used - Very Good. May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages.

Used/Poetry. Book is in good condition, with pages free of tears. Some pages are underlined with pen with some dog eared pages. Pages are yellowed slightly due to age.
Synopsis: Tu Fu radically altered poetry as he found it in the High T'ang period. In addition to making formal innovations in language and structure, he extended the range of acceptable subject matter to include all aspects of public and private experience, thus becoming in the words of translator David Hinton, "the first complete poetic sensibility in Chinese literature."
This edition of The Selected Poems of Tu Fu is the only comprehensive selection of the poet's work currently available in English. While retaining a scholar's devotion to the text, Hinton has attempted "to recreate Tu Fu's poems as new systems of uncertainty." By reflecting all the ambiguity and density of the originals, he has created compelling English poems that significantly alter our conception of Chinese poetry. Included with the poems are the translator's… Leer más

NY: New Directions Paperbook NDP675. Very Good. 1989. FIRST PUBLISHED"; Third Printing. Paperback. 7.8 X 5.1 X 0.5 inches. VERY GOOD CONDITION, Reader notes to inner back cover..; Black titles on tan paper cover showing old painting of singular mountain by WEN cHIA.. ; 172 pages; with the poems are the translator’s introduction and translation principles. as well as a biography of Tu Fu; together these provide a fascinating portrait of a uniquely sensitive spirit during one of the most tumultuous periods in Chinese history. .

New Directions. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

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paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

New Directions, 1989-06-17. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!