Anthology of Modern Chinese Poetry

Anthology of Modern Chinese Poetry
Author: Michelle Mi-Hsi Yeh
Publisher:
Total Pages: 245
Release: 1994
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780300059472

Presents more than three hundred poems by sixty-six poets from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong translated into modern English.

Anthology of Modern Chinese Poetry

Anthology of Modern Chinese Poetry
Author: Michelle Mi-Hsi Yeh
Publisher:
Total Pages: 314
Release: 1992
Genre: Chinese poetry
ISBN:

Presents more than three hundred poems by sixty-six poets from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong translated into modern English.

Frontier Taiwan

Frontier Taiwan
Author: Michelle Yeh
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 513
Release: 2001-04-05
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0231518412

Taiwan has evolved dramatically from a little-known island to an internationally acclaimed economic miracle and thriving democracy. The history of modern Taiwanese poetry parallels and tells the story of this transformation from periphery to frontier. Containing translations of nearly 400 poems from 50 poets spanning the entire twentieth century, this anthology reveals Taiwan in a broad spectrum of themes, forms, and styles: from lyrical meditation to political satire, haiku to concrete poetry, surrealism to postmodernism. The in-depth introduction outlines the development of modern poetry in the unique historical and cultural context of Taiwan. Comprehensive in both depth and scope, Frontier Taiwan beautifully captures the achievements of the nation's modern poetic traditions.

The Columbia Anthology of Modern Chinese Literature

The Columbia Anthology of Modern Chinese Literature
Author: Joseph S. M. Lau
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 802
Release: 2007
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780231138413

An anthology of Chinese fiction, poetry, and essays written during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

The Flowering of Modern Chinese Poetry

The Flowering of Modern Chinese Poetry
Author:
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages: 449
Release: 2016-09
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0773599444

The May Fourth Movement launched an era of turmoil and transformation in China, as Western ideas and education encroached on the Confucian traditions at the root of Chinese society. The Republican period (1919–49) witnessed an outpouring of poetry in a form and style new to China, written in the common people’s language, baihua ("plain speech"). The New Poetry broke with the centuries-old tradition of classical poetry and its intricate forms, and the rise of China’s modern poetry reflects the rise of modern China. The Flowering of Modern Chinese Poetry presents English translations of over 250 poems by fifty poets, including a rich selection of poetry by women writers, to provide a nuanced picture of the rapid development of vernacular verse in China from its emergence during the May Fourth Movement, through the years of the Japanese invasion, to the Communist victory in the Civil War in 1949. Michel Hockx introduces the historical and literary contexts of the various schools of vernacular poetry that developed throughout the period – the pioneers, formalists, symbolists, "peasants and soldiers" poets, and Shanghai poets of the late 1940s. Each selection of verse begins with a biographical sketch of the author’s life and literary career, including their roles in the Civil War and Japanese occupation. Introducing English readers to master poets who are virtually unknown to Western audiences, this anthology presents a collection of verse written in an age of struggle that attests to the courage, sensitivity, and imagination of the Chinese people.

The New Directions Anthology of Classical Chinese Poetry

The New Directions Anthology of Classical Chinese Poetry
Author: Eliot Weinberger
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2003
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780811216050

Provides translations of more than two hundred-fifty poems by over forty poets, from early anonymous poetry through the T'ang and Sung dynasties.

Classical Chinese Poetry

Classical Chinese Poetry
Author: David Hinton
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 597
Release: 2014-06-10
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1466873221

“A magisterial book” of nearly five hundred poems from some of history’s greatest Chinese poets, translated and edited by a renowned poet and scholar (New Republic). The Chinese poetic tradition is the largest and longest continuous tradition in world literature. This rich and far-reaching anthology of nearly five hundred poems provides a comprehensive account of its first three millennia (1500 BCE to 1200 CE), the period during which virtually all its landmark developments took place. Unlike earlier anthologies of Chinese poetry, Hinton’s book focuses on a relatively small number of poets, providing selections that are large enough to re-create each as a fully realized and unique voice. New introductions to each poet’s work provide a readable history, told for the first time as a series of poetic innovations forged by a series of master poets. “David Hinton has . . . lured into English a new manner of hearing the great poets of that long glory of China’s classical age. His achievement is another echo of the original, and a gift to our language.” —W. S. Merwin

How to Read Chinese Poetry

How to Read Chinese Poetry
Author: Zong-qi Cai
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 456
Release: 2008
Genre: History
ISBN: 0231139411

In this "guided" anthology, experts lead students through the major genres and eras of Chinese poetry from antiquity to the modern time. The volume is divided into 6 chronological sections and features more than 140 examples of the best shi, sao, fu, ci, and qu poems. A comprehensive introduction and extensive thematic table of contents highlight the thematic, formal, and prosodic features of Chinese poetry, and each chapter is written by a scholar who specializes in a particular period or genre. Poems are presented in Chinese and English and are accompanied by a tone-marked romanized version, an explanation of Chinese linguistic and poetic conventions, and recommended reading strategies. Sound recordings of the poems are available online free of charge. These unique features facilitate an intense engagement with Chinese poetical texts and help the reader derive aesthetic pleasure and insight from these works as one could from the original. The companion volume How to Read Chinese Poetry Workbook presents 100 famous poems (56 are new selections) in Chinese, English, and romanization, accompanied by prose translation, textual notes, commentaries, and recordings. Contributors: Robert Ashmore (Univ. of California, Berkeley); Zong-qi Cai; Charles Egan (San Francisco State); Ronald Egan (Univ. of California, Santa Barbara); Grace Fong (McGill); David R. Knechtges (Univ. of Washington); Xinda Lian (Denison); Shuen-fu Lin (Univ. of Michigan); William H. Nienhauser Jr. (Univ. of Wisconsin); Maija Bell Samei; Jui-lung Su (National Univ. of Singapore); Wendy Swartz (Columbia); Xiaofei Tian (Harvard); Paula Varsano (Univ. of California, Berkeley); Fusheng Wu (Univ. of Utah)

The Columbia Anthology of Modern Chinese Drama

The Columbia Anthology of Modern Chinese Drama
Author: Xiaomei Chen
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 655
Release: 2014-03-25
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0231535546

This condensed anthology reproduces close to a dozen plays from Xiaomei Chen's well-received original collection, The Columbia Anthology of Modern Chinese Drama, along with her critical introduction to the historical, cultural, and aesthetic evolution of twentieth-century Chinese spoken drama. Comprising representative works from the Republican era to postsocialist China, the book encapsulates the revolutionary rethinking of Chinese theater and performance that began in the late Qing dynasty and vividly portrays the uncertainty and anxiety brought on by modernism, socialism, political conflict, and war. Chosen works from 1919 to 1990 also highlight the formation of national and gender identities during a period of tremendous social, cultural, and political change in China and the genesis of contemporary attitudes toward the West. PRC theater tracks the rise of communism, juxtaposing ideals of Chinese socialism against the sacrifices made for a new society. Post-Mao drama addresses the nation's socialist legacy, its attempt to reexamine its cultural roots, and postsocialist reflections on critical issues such as nation, class, gender, and collective memories. An essential, portable guide for easy reference and classroom use, this abridgment provides a concise yet well-rounded survey of China's theatricality and representation of political life. The original work not only established a canon of modern Chinese drama in the West but also made it available for the first time in English in a single volume.

Jade Ladder

Jade Ladder
Author: W. N. Herbert
Publisher: Bloodaxe Books Limited
Total Pages: 359
Release: 2012
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 9781852248956

Comprehensive anthology of contemporary Chinese poetry. Indispensable reading for anyone with an interest in the future not just of China, but of poetry.