{"product_id":"cold-mountain-poems-zen-poems-of-han-shan-shih-te-and-wang-fan-chih-paperback","title":"Cold Mountain Poems: Zen Poems of Han Shan, Shih Te, and Wang Fan-Chih - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHan Shan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJ. P. Seaton\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe incomparable poetry of Han Shan (Cold Mountain) and his sidekick Shih Te, the rebel poets who became icons of Chinese poetry and Zen, has long captured the imagination of poetry lovers and Zen aficionados. Popularized in the West by Beat Generation writers Gary Snyder and Jack Kerouac, these legendary T'ang era (618-907) figures are portrayed as the laughing, ragged pair who left their poetry on stones, trees, farmhouses, and the walls of the monasteries they visited. Their poetry expressed in the simplest verse but in a completely new tone, the voice of ordinary people. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere premier translator J. P. Seaton takes a fresh look at these captivating poets, along with Wang Fan-chih, another \"outsider\" poet who lived a couple centuries later and who captured the poverty and gritty day-to-day reality of the common people of his time. Seaton's comprehensive introduction and notes throughout give a fascinating context to this vibrant collection.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. P. SEATON \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Chinese at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He is the translator of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Poetry of Zen\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Shambhala Anthology of Chinese Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e, and his poetry translations have been widely anthologized in such books as \u003ci\u003eThe Anchor Book of Chinese Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Norton Anthology of World Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Vintage Book of Contemporary World Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 6.8 x 4.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 07, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770700595488,"sku":"9781611806984","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9f0391ad5624577afaea70e4b6c9bc56.webp?v=1780377235","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/cold-mountain-poems-zen-poems-of-han-shan-shih-te-and-wang-fan-chih-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}