{"product_id":"twenty-nine-goodbyes-an-introduction-to-chinese-poetry-hardback-9781531508357","title":"Twenty-Nine Goodbyes; An Introduction to Chinese Poetry (Hardback) 9781531508357","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTwenty-Nine Goodbyes\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Introduction to Chinese Poetry\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTimothy Billings (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781531508357\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 3 December 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages, 1 b\/w illustration\u003cbr\u003e20.3 x 12.7 x 1.7 cm, 0.363 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\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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. \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/b\u003e  1\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e1 \u003c\/b\u003e\"Taking Leave of a Friend,\" Ezra Pound   4\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e2\u003c\/b\u003e \"A Farewell,\" Herbert Giles   8\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e3 \u003c\/b\u003e送友人 (Seeing Off a Friend)   12\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e4 \u003c\/b\u003eCategorical Comparatives, with Wang Li   16\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e5 \u003c\/b\u003e\"Sending Off (a) Friend(s)\"   20\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e6 \u003c\/b\u003e\"Le depart d'un ami,\" Judith Gautier   24\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e7 \u003c\/b\u003e\"Saying Good-Bye to a Friend,\" Amy Lowell and Florence Ayscough   28\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e8 \u003c\/b\u003e\"Adieu,\" W. J. B. Fletcher   32\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e9 \u003c\/b\u003e\"Valedicit amico,\" Angelo Zottoli   36\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e10 \u003c\/b\u003e\"Geleit,\" Alfred Forke   40\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e11 \u003c\/b\u003e\"Taking Leave of a Friend,\" Obata Shigeyoshi   44\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e12 \u003c\/b\u003e\"Je reconduis un ami,\" Bruno Belpaire   48\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e13 \u003c\/b\u003e\"Le chanson d'adieu,\" Jean-Marie Guislain   52\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e14 \u003c\/b\u003e\"Farewell to a Friend,\" Henry Hart   56\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e15 \u003c\/b\u003e\"A Farewell to a Friend,\" Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu   62\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e16 \u003c\/b\u003e\"J'ai reconduit mon ami . . . ,\" Tchou Kia Kien and Armand Gandon   66\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e17 \u003c\/b\u003e\"Saying Farewell to a Friend,\" Robert Payne   72\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e18 \u003c\/b\u003e語譯 (Paraphrase), Xu Zhengzhong   76\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDigression\u003c\/b\u003e: Peng 蓬 vs. Peng 篷   82\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e19 \u003c\/b\u003e\"Farewell to a Friend,\" Adet Lin   86\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e20 \u003c\/b\u003e\"Taking Leave of a Friend,\" Innes Herdan   90\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e21 \u003c\/b\u003e\"Farewell to a Friend,\" Xu Yuanchong   94\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e22 \u003c\/b\u003e\"taking leaves (1),\" \"parting friend,\" Harry Gilonis   98\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e23 \u003c\/b\u003eTonal Balance: Ping 平 and Ze 仄   102\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e24 \u003c\/b\u003e\"Seeing Off a Friend,\" Jonathan Stalling   106\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e25 \u003c\/b\u003e\"Seeing Off a Friend,\" Gregory Whincup   110\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e26 \u003c\/b\u003e\"Seeing Off a Friend,\" Edward Chang   114\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e27 \u003c\/b\u003e\"Seeing Off a Friend,\" Red Pine \/ Bill Porter   118\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e28 \u003c\/b\u003eYinsong: In Song   122\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e29 \u003c\/b\u003e\"Seeing Off a Friend,\" Timothy Billings   130\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/b\u003e: What's in a Name? 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