Three Chinese Poets
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · September 29, 1993
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- Who it’s for
- Three distinct T’ang poets open a window onto the breadth of Chinese poetic tradition.
- Themes
- T'ang dynasty poetry, Chinese poetic tradition
- Genres
- Chinese Poetry, Poetry Anthologies, Ancient & Classical Poetry
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The three T'ang dynasty poets translated here are among the greatest literary figures of China, or indeed the world. Responding differently to their common times, Wang Wei, Li Bai, and Du Fu crystallize the immense variety of China and the Chinese poetic tradition and, across a distance of twelve hundred years, move the reader as it is rare for even poetry to do.
Three Poetic Voices
Three distinct T’ang poets open a window onto the breadth of Chinese poetic tradition.
Come here for
- Contrasting responses from Wang Wei, Li Bai, and Du Fu
- A vivid encounter with Chinese poetry
Expect
- Three poets shaped by common times
- Poetry that moves across twelve centuries
Where it sits
| Chinese Poetry | 96% |
|---|---|
| Ancient & Classical Poetry | 38% |
| Poetry Anthologies | 38% |
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Publisher categories
- Short Story Anthologies
- Literary Fiction
- Indic Literary Collections
- Essay Collections
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- Medieval Collections
- Poetry
- Poetry Anthologies
- Chinese Poetry
- Authors
- Vikram Seth
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- September 29, 1993
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- T'ang dynasty poetry · Chinese poetic tradition
- Reading lane
- Short Story Anthologies