Li Po and Tu Fu – Poems

£10.20£12.30 (-17%)

Li Po (AD 701-62) and Tu Fu (AD 712-70) were devoted friends who are traditionally considered to be among China’s greatest poets. Li Po, a legendary carouser, was an itinerant poet whose writing, often dream poems or spirit-journeys, soars to sublime heights in its descriptions of natural scenes and powerful emotions. His sheer escapism and joy is balanced by Tu Fu, who expresses the Confucian virtues of humanity and humility in more autobiographical works that are imbued with great compassion and earthy reality, and shot through with humour. Together these two poets of the T’ang dynasty complement each other so well that they often came to be spoken of as one – ‘Li-Tu’ – who covers the whole spectrum of human life, experience and feeling.

Read more

Buy product
EAN: 2000000301655 SKU: 5AA0F735 Category:

Additional information

Publisher

1st edition (26 April 1973), Penguin Classics

Language

English

Paperback

256 pages

ISBN-10

0140442723

ISBN-13

978-0140442724

Dimensions

21.6 x 13.8 x 1.56 cm

Average Rating

4.13

08
( 8 Reviews )
5 Star
50%
4 Star
37.5%
3 Star
0%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
12.5%

Only logged in customers who have purchased this product may leave a review.

8 Reviews For This Product

  1. 08

    by Rhona

    Amazon Prime delivery took 21 days!!

  2. 08

    by Amazon Customer

    Perfect for my needs

  3. 08

    by customer trillion

    The poetry transported me.

  4. 08

    by Philip R. H. Allen

    One of the greatest Chinese poets. Wonderful to be able to carry Li Po’s poems around with me

  5. 08

    by John Mccutcheon

    The translations seem dated, but one can still sense the greatness of the poetry. The commentaries are useful and excellent. The background the the poets is good too.

  6. 08

    by Dodwell

    A very clear and expansive introduction to these two beloved Chinese poets; both very different, but both very similar. Their works show that, although the world changes, the human heart does not.

  7. 08

    by cbmb

    Lovely poems and helpful introduction

  8. 08

    by Abdiel LeRoy

    Arthur Cooper knows these Chinese poets intimately and the structures of their poetry. And the explanations following each poem bring colour to their times in Tang-dynasty China.

    But I wish the poems themselves had been translated with more passion than precision. Although flashes of these poets’ brilliance come through, elsewhere I sense it is dimmed in translation.

Main Menu

Li Po and Tu Fu - Poems

£10.20£12.30 (-17%)

Add to Cart