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PublisherDartmouth College
ISBN-100874515645
ISBN-139780874515640
eBay Product ID (ePID)977764
Product Key Features
Book TitleLaughing Lost in the Mountains : Poems of Wang Wei
Number of Pages244 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAsia / General, General, Poetry
Publication Year1992
IllustratorYes
GenreLiterary Criticism, Poetry, History
AuthorWillis Barnstone, Xu Haixin, Wang Wei, Tony Barnstone
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight14.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN9150-000376
SynopsisWang Wei was one of the most celebrated poets of China's Tang Dynasty (618-907). An influential painter and practitioner of Chan (Zen) Buddhism, many of his poems contain concise and evocative descriptions of nature whose elegant minimalism offers subtle expression of a transcendence from everyday life. While this purity of poetic expression is what Wang Wei's reputation is built upon, he lived a courtly life of highs and lows in a tumultuous era, suffering demotions and exile, imprisonment and rehabilitation, all of which are evidenced in his verse. Wang Wei's poems grapple with the trappings of worldly life and the quest for enlightenment, painting a complex picture of both his psyche and his Chan discipline. Laughing Lost in the Mountains includes translations of poems running the spectrum of Wang Wei's subjects, as well as an extensive introduction that sheds light on Wang Wei's craft, spirituality, and historical context.
LC Classification NumberPL2676.A226 1991
