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Twenty-Nine Goodbyes: An Introduction to Chinese Poetry by Timothy Billings
- Twenty-Nine Goodbyes: An Introduction to Chinese Poetry
- Timothy Billings
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- ISBN: 9781531508357
- Publisher: Fordham University Press
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A primer for those with no previous knowledge of Chinese, this book introduces readers to the fundamentals of classical Chinese poetry through twenty-nine ways of understanding a single poem. “Seeing Off a Friend,” by the great Tang poet Li Bai (701–762) has long been praised for its vividness, subtlety, and poignancy. Anthologizing twenty-nine translations of the poem, Timothy Billings not only introduces the poem’s richness and depth but also the nuanced art of translating Chinese poetry into European languages. A famous exemplar of “seeing off poetry,” which was common in an empire whose literati were continually on the move, Li’s poem has continued to fascinate readers far removed from its moment of composition, from the Victorians, to Ezra Pound, to contemporary translators from around the world. In talking us through these linguistic crossings, Billings unpacks the intricacies of the lüshi or "regulated verse poem," a form as pivotal to Chinese literature as the sonnet is to European tradition. This book promises to transform its readers, step-by-step, into adept interpreters of one of the most significant verse forms in Chinese literary history. Billings’s engaging teaching style, backed by a lightly worn but deep scholarly engagement with Chinese poetry, makes this work an indispensable guide for anyone interested in poetry, translation, or the cultural heritage of China.
Twenty-Nine Goodbyes: An Introduction to Chinese Poetry
A primer for those with no previous knowledge of Chinese, thisbook introduces readers to the fundamentals of classical Chinesepoetry through twenty-nine
Twenty-Nine Goodbyes: An Introduction to Chinese Poetry
This book introduces readers to the fundamentals of classical Chinese poetry through twenty-nine ways of understanding a single poem.
Twenty-Nine Goodbyes: An Introduction to Chinese Poetry
A primer for those with no previous knowledge of Chinese, this book introduces readers to the fundamentals of classical Chinese poetry through twenty-nine ways
Twenty-Nine Goodbyes: An Introduction to Chinese Poetry
A primer for those with no previous knowledge of Chinese, this book introduces readers to the fundamentals of classical Chinese poetry
Twenty-Nine Goodbyes
A primer for those with no previous knowledge of Chinese, this book introduces readers to the fundamentals of classical Chinese poetry through twenty-nine
Twenty-Nine Goodbyes
An engrossing, witty introduction to classical Chinese poetry through twenty-nine translations of a single poem.
Twenty-Nine Goodbyes
A primer for those with no previous knowledge of Chinese, this book introduces readers to the fundamentals of classical Chinese poetry through twenty-nine
Twenty-Nine Goodbyes: An Introduction to Chinese Poetry
This book introduces readers to the fundamentals of classical Chinese poetry through twenty-nine ways of understanding a single poem.
Twenty-Nine Goodbyes: An Introduction to Chinese Poetry
A primer for those with no previous knowledge of Chinese, this book introduces readers to the fundamentals of classical Chinese poetry through twenty-nine.
Twenty-Nine Goodbyes: An Introduction to Chinese Poetry
Twenty-Nine Goodbyes: An Introduction to Chinese Poetry. by Timothy Billings · Fordham Univ. Dec. 2024. 224p. ISBN 9781531508357. $24.95. POETRY.