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Poems of the Masters: China's Classic Anthology of T'Ang and Sung Dynasty Verse [Paperback]

Red Pine

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  • Paperback: 480 pages
  • Publisher: Copper Canyon Press (Sep 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1556591950
  • ISBN-13: 978-1556591952
  • Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15 x 3.7 cm
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 780,282 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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63 of 63 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful translation 11 April 2004
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
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Red Pine's translation of the Ch'ienchiashih is quite impressive. I've found too many translations from Chinese that are overdone, full of themselves; here is a volume of clear, elegant poetry. Even a beginning Chinese language student can follow along and understand the original text, his translation is so well constructed. And yet these 224 poems lose nothing of their poetic quality.

The poems are presented with the Chinese facing the English, with biographical and relevant explanatory notes accompanying each. Includes preface (definitely worth reading), map (very helpful for following some of the more prolific poets), and Tang/Song timeline. This has very quickly become my favourite book of translations.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A gift from a master translator 24 July 2005
By Andrew Beaulac - Published on Amazon.com
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Another gift from Red Pine (Bill Porter) whose love for Chinese verse and the Dharma have shaped him into one of the foremost translators of the old poets. This Chinese classic has been around for eight centuries, but is here finally available in English! The volume offers 123 poets, 224 poems. Adjacent Chinese text and critical notes are provided for each poem. Included at the end are a timeline of the Dynasties from c. 2200 BCE to 1368, a complete index of the poets, and a complete index of the titles. This is a monumental work and an extraordinary gift from the translator. A typical verse from this collection, called In Reply, by a poet called The Ancient Recluse:

Somehow I ended up beneath pines

sleeping in comfort on boulders

there aren't any calendars in the mountains

winter ends but who counts the years

A sincere thank you to Red Pine and Copper Canyon Press for providing these treasures.
38 of 38 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A splendid translation and collection of poems 25 Oct 2004
By James Ward - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
Red Pine (Bill Porter) has beautifully translated this important collection of Chinese verse. His commentaries, too, are well worth reading.

This book would be an excellent text for those who wish to learn to read T'ang and Sung poetry, and classical literary Chinese in general. The Chinese and English poems are presented on facing pages. Each poem is sufficiently brief to allow students the opportunity to (begin to) learn a complete work of literature without the intimidation that can accompany larger texts -- and there are 224 such poems in this translation, which gives ample scope for learning in nice, easy steps. (Of course this will have to be done using a dictionary like Mathews', and the student will need some familiarity with looking characters up by radical -- this is not a teaching text with a glossary and explanatory notes about language usage.)

Even if one does not desire to use this collection to learn Chinese, the English translations are certainly beautiful poems in their own right, and are worth spending time with. And meanwhile, the Chinese texts are always there, extending a gentle invitation to the curious.

Surely every lover of Chinese (and English!) poetry will treasure this book.
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