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Meng Chiao The Late Poems of Meng Chiao (Paperback). This is truly major work-- work that may be the most radical in the Chinese tradition. And though written more than a thousand years ago, it is remarkably fresh and contemporary. Format: Paperback. Country/Region of Manufacture: US. Further DetailsTitle: The Late Poems of Meng Chiao Condition: New Author: Meng Chiao Translator: David Hinton Contributor: David Hinton (Translated by) Format: Paperback ISBN-10: 0691012369 EAN: 9780691012360 ISBN: 9780691012360 Publisher: Princeton University Press Genre: Poetry & Drama Release Date: 01/12/1997 Description: Late in life, Meng Chiao (A.D. 751--814) developed an experimental poetry of virtuosic beauty, a poetry that anticipated landmark developments in the modern Western tradition by a millennium. With the T'ang Dynasty crumbling, Meng's later work employed surrealist and symbolist techniques as it turned to a deep introspection. This is truly major work-- work that may be the most radical in the Chinese tradition. And though written more than a thousand years ago, it is remarkably fresh and contemporary. But, in spite of Meng's significance, this is the first volume of his poetry to appear in English. Until the age of forty, Meng Chiao lived as a poet-recluse associated with Ch'an (Zen) poet-monks in south China. He then embarked on a rather unsuccessful career as a government official. Throughout this time, his poetry was decidedly mediocre, conventional verse inevitably undone by his penchant for the strange and surprising. After his retirement, Meng developed the innovative poetry translated in this book.His late work is singular not only for its bleak introspection and "avant-garde" methods, but also for its dimensions: in a tradition typified by the short lyric poem, this work is made up entirely of large poetic sequences. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 216mm Item Length: 140mm Item Weight: 142g Series: Lockert Library of Poetry in Translation Release Year: 1997 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
