Du Fu (712--777) has been called China's greatest poet, and some
call him the greatest nonepic, nondramatic poet whose writings
survive in any language. Du Fu excelled in a great variety of
poetic forms, showing a richness of language ranging from elegant
to colloquial, from allusive to direct. His impressive breadth of
subject matter includes intimate personal detail as well as a great
deal of historical information -- which earned him the epithet
"poet-historian." Some 1,400 of Du Fu's poems survive today, his
fame resting on about one hundred that have been widely admired
over the centuries. Preeminent translator Burton Watson has
selected 127 poems, including those for which Du Fu is best
remembered and lesser-known works.
General
| Imprint: |
Columbia University Press
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| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Translations from the Asian Classics |
| Release date: |
March 2003 |
| First published: |
March 2003 |
| Translators: |
Burton Watson
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| Dimensions: |
227 x 133 x 13mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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| Pages: |
128 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-231-12829-2 |
| Languages: |
English
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| Subtitles: |
Chinese
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| Categories: |
Books >
Language & Literature >
Literature: texts >
Poetry texts & anthologies >
General
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| LSN: |
0-231-12829-0 |
| Barcode: |
9780231128292 |
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