One Hundred More Poems from the Chinese: Love and the Turning

One Hundred More Poems from the Chinese: Love and the Turning Year

An assemblage of delicate Chinese verse which delicately explore the worlds of love, nature, and meditation.

Love and the Turning Year includes a selection from the Yueh Fuâ€”folk songs from the Six Dynasties Period (fourth-fifth centuries A.D.). Most of the songs are simple, erotic lyrics. Some are attributed to legendary courtesans, while others may have been sung at harvest festivals or marriage celebrations. In addition to the folk songs, Rexroth offers a wide sampling of Chinese verse: works by 60 different poets, from the third century to our own time. Rexroth always translated Chinese poetryâ€”as he saidâ€”â€œsolely to please myself.â€ And he created, with remarkable success, English versions which stand as poems in their own right.
Country USA
Manufacturer New Directions
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-04-10
Format Kindle eBook

One Hundred More Poems from the Chinese: Love and the Turning Year