Du Fu: A Life in Poetry

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Du Fu: A Life in Poetry

Du Fu (712â€“770) is one of the undisputed geniuses of Chinese poetryâ€”still universally admired and read thirteen centuries after his death. Now David Young, author of Black Lab, and well known as a translator of Chinese poets, gives us a sparkling new translation of Du Fuâ€™s verse, arranged to give us a tour of the life, each â€œchapterâ€ of poems preceded by an introductory paragraph that situates us in place, time, and circumstance. What emerges is a portrait of a modest yet great artist, an ordinary man moving and adjusting as he must in troubled times, while creating a startling, timeless body of work.

Du Fu wrote poems that engaged his contemporaries and widened the path of the lyric poet. As his societyâ€”one of the worldâ€™s great civilizationsâ€”slipped from a golden age into chaos, he wrote of the uncertain course of empire, the misfortunes and pleasures of his own family, the hard lives of ordinary people, the changing seasons, and the lives of creatures who shared his environment. As the poet chases chickens around the yard, observes tear streaks on his wifeâ€™s cheek, or receives a gift of some shallots from a neighbor, Youngâ€™s rendering brings Du Fuâ€™s voice naturally and elegantly to life.

I sing what comes to me
in ways both old and modern

my only audience right nowâ€”
nearby bushes and trees

elegant houses stand
in an elegant row, too many

if my heart turns to ashes
then thatâ€™s all right with me . . .

from â€œMeandering Riverâ€

From the Trade Paperback edition.
Country USA
Author Fu Du
Binding Kindle Edition
EISBN 9780307804426
Format Kindle eBook
Label Knopf
Manufacturer Knopf
NumberOfPages 257
PublicationDate 2013-08-21
Publisher Knopf
ReleaseDate 2013-08-21
Studio Knopf

Country	USA
Author	Fu Du
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9780307804426
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Knopf
Manufacturer	Knopf
NumberOfPages	257
PublicationDate	2013-08-21
Publisher	Knopf
ReleaseDate	2013-08-21
Studio	Knopf

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