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Record Nr.

UNINA9910409843703321

Autore

Rouzer Paul

Titolo

The Poetry and Prose of Wang Wei . Volume 1 / / Christopher Nugent

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin/Boston, : De Gruyter, 2020

Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2020]

©2020

ISBN

1-5015-0759-1

1-5015-1602-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XXXIII, 408 p.)

Collana

Library of Chinese Humanities

Altri autori (Persone)

RouzerPaul

Disciplina

895.11/3

Soggetti

Chinese Poetry

 Asian Literature

 Asian Studies

 Buddhism

LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / General

Essays.

Poetry

Translations.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Juan 1: Old style poems -- Juan 2: Old style poems -- Juan 3: Old-style poems -- Juan 4: Old style poems -- Juan 5: Old style poems -- Juan 6: Old style poems -- Juan 7: Recent style poems -- Juan 8: Recent style poems -- Juan 9: Recent style poems -- Juan 10: Recent style poems -- Textual notes -- Selected Bibliography on Wang Wei’s works

Sommario/riassunto

Wang Wei has traditionally been considered one of the greatest of Tang dynasty poets, together with Li Bo and Du Fu. This is the first complete translation into English of all of his poems, and also the first substantial translation of a selection of his prose writings. For the first time, readers encountering his work in English translation will get a comprehensive understanding of Wang Wei‘s range as a poet and prose writer. In spite of the importance of Wang Wei's poetry in the history of



Chinese literature, no one has attempted a complete translation of all of his surviving poems; moreover, even though he was known for his skill in composing prose pieces in the recognized genres of his day (especially as a writer of commissioned compositions), very little of his prose has been translated. This translation will enable students with limited or no knowledge of Chinese to get a full sense of Wang Wei's compositional range. Moreover, since Wang Wei was known for being a devout Buddhist, having the complete poetry available in reliable translation as well as all of the prose that is connected to the Buddhist faith will be useful to students of Chinese religion.