Heaven My Blanket, Earth My Pillow - Poems from Sung Dynasty China by Yang Wan-Li (Paperback)

Yang Wan-Li (11271206) is one of China's four masters of Southern Sung poetry. These poems were written at what could be seen as a low point in Sung history: an invasion by the Jurchens had forced the Sung to flee to the southern city of Hangchow. But they created at Hangchow a refuge of elegant solitude from which they gazed longingly toward the north, and in this quiet setting, they were able to enjoy the beauties of nature. Many of the poems are perfect verbalizations of the magnificent landscape paintings of the Sung painters: misty, ethereal and luminous. The poetry, however, also holds the annoyances of overwork, aching feet, creaking bones and the pleasures of wine, filling it with humanity and a zest for living.

General

Imprint:	White Pine Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Companions for the Journey
Release date:	November 2004
First published:	October 2004
Authors:	Yang WAN-Li
Translators:	Jonathan Chaves
Dimensions:	177 x 127 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	160
ISBN-13:	978-1-893996-29-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Poetry texts & anthologies > General
LSN:	1-893996-29-8
Barcode:	9781893996298

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