Choosing to Be Simple
Autor Tao Yuanming Traducere de Red Pineen Limba Engleză Paperback – 22 noi 2023
- Copper Canyon Press previously published Tao Yuanming's work in The Selected Poems of T'ao Ch'ien (2000), translated by David Hinton, which sold over 10,000 copies.
- In the middle of his life, Tao Yuanming changed his name to Tao Chien (or Qian, meaning "hiding") when withdrawing to rural life and choosing to avoid the political scene.
- Red Pine is regarded as one of the best translators of classic Chinese works
- Red Pine’s works appeal to readers interested in poetry, eastern spirituality, meditation, and travel essays
- Choosing to Be Simple is a bilingual edition in English and Mandarin Chinese
- Includes an introduction to Tao Yuanming’s life by Bill Porter and maps of Tao Yuanming’s China
- Includes 152 poems and two prose pieces written by Tao Yuanming set in chronological order
- Notes from Red Pine connect Tao Yuanming’s poetry to events in his life to offer further insight into the poet’s process
- Documentary forthcoming 2023: Dancing with the Dead: The Life and Times of Red Pine (expected May 1, 2023), written and directed by Ward Serrill.
- Potential audiences: Fans of poetry in translation and nature/eco-poetics; Translators of both poetry and prose; Fans of Chinese history, classic Chinese literature, and/or bilingual poetry editions
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781556596728
ISBN-10: 1556596723
Pagini: 304
Ilustrații: 3 B&W illustrations, 1 B&W photograph
Dimensiuni: 125 x 174 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.28 kg
Editura: Copper Canyon Press,U.S.
ISBN-10: 1556596723
Pagini: 304
Ilustrații: 3 B&W illustrations, 1 B&W photograph
Dimensiuni: 125 x 174 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.28 kg
Editura: Copper Canyon Press,U.S.
Notă biografică
About the Author
Early fifth-century poet Tao Yuanming (d. 427) was known for his love of rice wine and chrysanthemums, as well as for his disdain of official position. His hometown is Shahe, where the Tao Yuanming Memorial Hall is also located.
About the Translator
Bill Porter, under the pen name Red Pine, is the renowned translator of classic Chinese poetry. His translations have been honored with two NEA translation fellowships, a PEN Translation Prize, and the inaugural Asian Literature Award from the American Literary Translators Association. A Guggenheim Fellow, Porter also received the 2018 Thornton Wilder Prize for Translation bestowed by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. A full-length film documentary Dancing with the Dead: The Life and Times of Red Pine is forthcoming in 2023. He lives in Port Townsend, Washington.
Early fifth-century poet Tao Yuanming (d. 427) was known for his love of rice wine and chrysanthemums, as well as for his disdain of official position. His hometown is Shahe, where the Tao Yuanming Memorial Hall is also located.
About the Translator
Bill Porter, under the pen name Red Pine, is the renowned translator of classic Chinese poetry. His translations have been honored with two NEA translation fellowships, a PEN Translation Prize, and the inaugural Asian Literature Award from the American Literary Translators Association. A Guggenheim Fellow, Porter also received the 2018 Thornton Wilder Prize for Translation bestowed by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. A full-length film documentary Dancing with the Dead: The Life and Times of Red Pine is forthcoming in 2023. He lives in Port Townsend, Washington.