China’s tradition of rivers-and-mountains poetry is the earliest and most extensive literary engagement with the idea of wilderness. David Hinton traces the tradition in his concise introductions to the nineteen poets featured here, who included virtually all of ancient China’s greatest poets, from the 5th century AD to the Sung Dynasty (13th century AD).His selection treats a remarkable range of topics: comic domestic scenes, social protest, travelogue, reclusive sages, and mountain landscapes shaped into forms of enlightenment. Throughout, these poems articulate the experience of living as an organic part of the natural world and its processes; they feel truly contemporary.David Hinton’s many translations of ancient Chinese poetry have earned wide acclaim for creating compelling English poetry that conveys the texture and density of the originals. He has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship as well as numerous fellowships from The National Endowment for the Arts and The National Endowment for the Humanities. In 1997, his work received the Landon Translation Award from the Academy of American Poets. He lives in East Calais, Vermont.NOT FOR SALE IN THE USA AND CANADA
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