A one-of-a-kind collection of work by little-known Late Tang poetic master Li Shangyin.
Li Shangyin is one of the foremost poets of the late Tang, but until now he has rarely been translated into English, perhaps because the esotericism and sensuality of his work set him apart from the austere masters of the Chinese literary canon. Li favored allusiveness over directness, and his poems unfurl through mysterious images before coalescing into an emotional whole. Combining hedonistic aestheticism with stark fatalism, Li's poetry is an intoxicating mixture of pleasure and grief, desire and loss, everywhere imbued with a singular nostalgia for the present moment.
This pioneering, bilingual edition presents Chloe Garcia Roberts's translations of a wide selection of Li's verse in the company of other versions by the prominent sinologist A. C. Graham and the scholar-poet Lucas Klein.
This bilingual edition includes the original Chinese versions of each poem.
| ISBN: | 9781681372242 |
| Publication date: | 20th September 2018 |
| Author: | Shangyin Li |
| Publisher: | New York Review Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 176 pages |
| Series: | New York Review Books Poets |
| Genres: |
Poetry Classic and pre-20th century poetry Ancient, classical and medieval texts |
A one-of-a-kind collection of work by little-known Late Tang poetic master Li Shangyin.Li Shangyin is one of the foremost poets of the late Tang, but until now he has rarely been translated into English, perhaps because the esotericism and sensuality of his work set him apart from the austere masters of the Chinese literary canon. Li favored allusiveness over directness, and his poems unfurl through mysterious images before coalescing into an emotional whole.
Li Shangyin features in the following genres: Poetry, Classic and pre-20th century poetry, Ancient, classical and medieval texts
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Li Shangyin was written by Shangyin Li and published by New York Review Books
Li Shangyin has 176 pages
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