{"product_id":"the-poetry-of-tao-qian-38518-28507-tao-yuanming-38518-28149-26126-365-427-translated-with-commentary-and-annotation-by-james-robert-hig-paperback","title":"The Poetry of Tao Qian \u0026#38518;\u0026#28507; (Tao Yuanming \u0026#38518;\u0026#28149;\u0026#26126;) 365-427: Translated with Commentary and Annotation by James Robert Hig - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eQian Tao\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames Robert Hightower\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published by Oxford University Press in 1970\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eas \u003cem\u003eThe Poetry of T'ao Ch'ien \u003c\/em\u003eby James Robert Hightower, this QPUE Revised Edition offers the full original text of this major contribution to our knowledge of Tao Qian's 陶潛 (a.k.a. Tao Yuanming 陶淵明) poetry, with the following features: - Older Wade-Giles transliteration fully updated and revised to \u003cem\u003epinyin\u003c\/em\u003e. - Chinese characters pertaining to the poems added. - Text fully re-typeset and proofed for typographical errors and inconsistencies. - Indices added: \u003cem\u003eIndex of Poem Titles\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eIndex of First Lines\u003c\/em\u003e; extensive general \u003cem\u003eIndex\u003c\/em\u003e that includes Chinese characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeywords: Chinese Poetry Tao Qian 陶潛 (Tao Yuanming 陶淵明) 365-427 Six Dynasties (222-589) Criticism and interpretation Translation and Commentary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Even the shortest and most selective list of famous Chinese poets would have to find a place for Tao Qian \u003c\/em\u003e陶潛\u003cem\u003e [aka Tao Yuanming \u003c\/em\u003e陶淵明\u003cem\u003e], one of the truly great writers in all of Chinese literature [...] He belongs to the period of the \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003efirst flowering of Chinese lyric poetry\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e, the \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSix Dynasties (222-589), \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e [...] between the two imperial dynasties, the Han \u003c\/em\u003e漢\u003cem\u003e and the Tang \u003c\/em\u003e唐\u003cem\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\" Tao Qian reflects the conflicts and contradictions of the period, and his poetry best expresses the dilemma of the man of good will born into the troubled times of medieval China. As a poet he does more than give meaning to a particularly unhappy period of Chinese history; he belongs to that small group of poets who are properly called philosophical, who crystallize attitudes toward life that are valid in other times and places. To his contemporaries he was remarkable, not as a poet, but as a man of integrity who refused offers of government employment, a man who preferred a life of poverty and hardship to comfort and respectability that had to be purchased at the price of compromising his principles.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Hightower's Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHightower's translation and study of Tao Qian's poetic corpus has long been the touchstone and major contribution to our knowledge of Tao Qian's poetry and the persona that it reveals. This translation includes all the surviving poetry. Each translation is followed by explanatory material that makes it possible for the Western reader to approach this poetry with the kind of background information that an informed Chinese reader would bring to his interpretation of the poems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuirin Press is proud to bring out this extensively \u003cem\u003eRevised Edition\u003c\/em\u003e of a much sought-after title that has been out of print for far too long.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more details including a full Table of Contents visit: www.quirinpress.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSize: xxii + 307 pp. 6 x 9 in. \/ 234 x 156 mm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes bibliographical references (pp. xix-xxii) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex of Poem Titles\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex of First Lines\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeneral Index \u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 348\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752975270176,"sku":"9781922169280","price":156.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9167128b8128489aea246c0cbee01b73.webp?v=1780009046","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-poetry-of-tao-qian-38518-28507-tao-yuanming-38518-28149-26126-365-427-translated-with-commentary-and-annotation-by-james-robert-hig-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}