{"product_id":"the-anchor-book-of-chinese-poetry-from-ancient-to-contemporary-the-full-3000-year-tradition-paperback","title":"The Anchor Book of Chinese Poetry: From Ancient to Contemporary, the Full 3000-Year Tradition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTony Barnstone\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eChou Ping\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnmatched in scope and literary quality, this landmark anthology spans three thousand years, bringing together more than six hundred poems by more than one hundred thirty poets, in translations-many new and exclusive to the book-by an array of distinguished translators. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Here is the grand sweep of Chinese poetry, from the \u003cb\u003eBook of Songs\u003c\/b\u003e-ancient folk songs said to have been collected by Confucius himself-and Laozi's \u003cb\u003eDao De Jing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eto the vividly pictorial verse of Wang Wei, the romanticism of Li Po, the technical brilliance of Tu Fu, and all the way up to the twentieth-century poetry of Mao Zedong and the post--Cultural Revolution verse of the Misty poets. Encompassing the spiritual, philosophical, political, mystical, and erotic strains that have emerged over millennia, this broadly representative selection also includes a preface on the art of translation, a general introduction to Chinese poetic form, biographical headnotes for each of the poets, and concise essays on the dynasties that structure the book. \u003cb\u003eThe Anchor Book of Chinese Poetry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ecaptures with impressive range and depth the essence of China's illustrious poetic tradition.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnmatched in scope and literary quality, The Anchor Book of Chinese Poetry\" spans three thousand years, bringing together more than six hundred poems by more than one hundred thirty poets, in translations-many new and exclusive to the book-by an array of distinguished translators. \u003cbr\u003eHere is the grand sweep of Chinese poetry, from the Book of Songs-ancient folk songs said to have been collected by Confucius himself-and Laozi's Dao De Jing\" to the vividly pictorial verse of Wang Wei, the romanticism of Li Po, the technical brilliance of Tu Fu, and all the way up to the twentieth-century poetry of Mao Zedong and the post--Cultural Revolution verse of the Misty poets. Encompassing the spiritual, philosophical, political, mystical, and erotic strains that have emerged over millennia, this broadly representative selection also includes a preface on the art of translation, a general introduction to Chinese poetic form, biographical headnotes for each of the poets, and concise essays on the dynasties that structure the book. A landmark anthology, The Anchor Book of Chinese Poetry\" captures with impressive range and depth the essence of China's illustrious poetic tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTony Barnstone is an associate professor of creative writing and American literature at Whittier College. His first book of poetry, \u003ci\u003eImpure, \u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for several national literary awards, among them the Academy of American Poets Walt Whitman Prize, the National Poetry Series Prize, and the White Pine Prize. His other books include \u003ci\u003eOut of the Howling Storm: The New Chinese Poetry, Laughing Lost in the Mountains: Selected Poems of Wang Wei\u003c\/i\u003e (with Willis Barnstone and Xu Haixin), \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Writing: Teachings of the Chinese Masters\u003c\/i\u003e (with Chou Ping), and several textbooks about world literature. His poetry, translations, essays, and fiction have appeared in dozens of literary journals, from \u003ci\u003eThe American Poet Review \u003c\/i\u003eto \u003ci\u003eAgni\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in California. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChou Ping writes poetry in both Chinese and English. His poems and translations have appeared in such journals as \u003ci\u003eThe Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNimrod.\u003c\/i\u003e Born in Changsha City, Hunan province, in 1957, he holds degrees from Beijing Foreign Language University, Indiana University, and Stanford University. He is the translator, with Tony Barnstone, of \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Writing: Teachings of the Chinese Masters, \u003c\/i\u003e and he has taught at Stanford, Washington University, Oberlin College, The College of Wooster, and Reed College. He lives in Oregon.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.06 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 08, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755681546528,"sku":"9780385721981","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a43c985acd446595098fa829b80b27c0.webp?v=1780065708","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-anchor-book-of-chinese-poetry-from-ancient-to-contemporary-the-full-3000-year-tradition-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}