{"product_id":"tao-yuan-ming-volume-1-translation-and-commentary-his-works-and-their-meaning-paperback-9780521104524","title":"T'ao Yüan-ming: Volume 1, Translation and Commentary; His works and their meaning (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521104524","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eT'ao Yüan-ming: Volume 1, Translation and Commentary\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHis works and their meaning\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll the works of the Chinese poet T'ao Yuan-ming considered genuine have been translated here with commentary and annotation.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eA. R. Davis (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521104524, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 19 March 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e280 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 17 x 1.5 cm, 0.45 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAll 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eVolume I: Preface\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The four-word poems\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The 'address and answer' and the other five-word poems\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Dated and other poems\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. The poems in series\u003cbr\u003e Part V. The fu-poems\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. Historical writings\u003cbr\u003e Part VII. Cautionary and sacrificial pieces\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Educational: English language \u0026amp; literacy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Educational: English language \u0026amp; literacy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Educational:%20English%20language%20\u0026amp;%20literacy%20%5BYQC%5D%22\"\u003eYQC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46001398448408,"sku":"9780521104524","price":33.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521104524i.jpg?v=1694975989","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/tao-yuan-ming-volume-1-translation-and-commentary-his-works-and-their-meaning-paperback-9780521104524","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}