Share
T'ao Yuan-Ming: His Works and Their Meaning: Additional Commentary, Notes and Biography v. 2 (Cambridge Studies in Chinese History, Literature and Institutions) (in English)
A. R. Davis
(Author)
·
Cambridge University Press
· Paperback
T'ao Yuan-Ming: His Works and Their Meaning: Additional Commentary, Notes and Biography v. 2 (Cambridge Studies in Chinese History, Literature and Institutions) (in English) - Davis, A. R.
$ 39.36
$ 43.99
You save: $ 4.63
Choose the list to add your product or create one New List
✓ Product added successfully to the Wishlist.
Go to My WishlistsIt will be shipped from our warehouse between
Monday, July 01 and
Tuesday, July 02.
You will receive it anywhere in United States between 1 and 3 business days after shipment.
Synopsis "T'ao Yuan-Ming: His Works and Their Meaning: Additional Commentary, Notes and Biography v. 2 (Cambridge Studies in Chinese History, Literature and Institutions) (in English)"
All the works of the Chinese poet T'ao Yuan-ming (AD 365-427) generally considered genuine have been translated here with commentary and annotation. T'ao, in the author's opinion, is of all the major Chinese poets especially concerned with personal integrity and the meaning of man's life. His poetry for this reason may be able to transcend the barriers of cultural difference. For centuries of Chinese readers, however, the image of T'ao Yuan-ming as an eccentric wine-loving recluse who embraced purity and simplicity and rejected the corruption of political society has virtually been as important as his own writing. Studies of the poet, from the Sung dynasty on, have applied a political interpretation of his work. The author believes that this approach is generally mistaken and seeks to combat it in detail. The work has been arranged in two volumes. The first, containing the translations with explanatory commentary and notes, is aimed at a wider audience than the professional. The second contains a complete Chinese text.
