Volume 1 The Poetry and Prose of Wang Wei

Paul Rouzer

Open Access Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2020

Volume 1 The Poetry and Prose of Wang Wei

Volume I

Paul Rouzer

Funded by: The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Edited by: Christopher Nugent

Part of the multi-volume work The Poetry and Prose of Wang Wei

In the series Library of Chinese Humanities

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501516023

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About this book

Wang Wei has traditionally been considered one of the greatest of Tang dynasty poets, together with Li Bo and Du Fu. This is the first complete translation into English of all of his poems, and also the first substantial translation of a selection of his prose writings. For the first time, readers encountering his work in English translation will get a comprehensive understanding of Wang Wei‘s range as a poet and prose writer.

In spite of the importance of Wang Wei's poetry in the history of Chinese literature, no one has attempted a complete translation of all of his surviving poems; moreover, even though he was known for his skill in composing prose pieces in the recognized genres of his day (especially as a writer of commissioned compositions), very little of his prose has been translated. This translation will enable students with limited or no knowledge of Chinese to get a full sense of Wang Wei's compositional range. Moreover, since Wang Wei was known for being a devout Buddhist, having the complete poetry available in reliable translation as well as all of the prose that is connected to the Buddhist faith will be useful to students of Chinese religion.

Author information

Paul Rouzer, University of Minnesota, USA

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Introduction Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
Juan 1: Old style poems Open Access Download PDF	1
Juan 2: Old style poems Open Access Download PDF	20
Juan 3: Old-style poems Open Access Download PDF	66
Juan 4: Old style poems Open Access Download PDF	106
Juan 5: Old style poems Open Access Download PDF	156
Juan 6: Old style poems Open Access Download PDF	190
Juan 7: Recent style poems Open Access Download PDF	230
Juan 8: Recent style poems Open Access Download PDF	276
Juan 9: Recent style poems Open Access Download PDF	318
Juan 10: Recent style poems Open Access Download PDF	358
Textual notes Open Access Download PDF	393
Selected Bibliography on Wang Wei’s works Open Access Download PDF	407

(Deutsch)

Languages: English, Chinese
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Scholars interested in Chinese Literature Studies, Buddhology, Study of Religion, Chinese Poetry, and Asian Studies.
Pages
- Front matter: 33
- Main content: 408
Keywords: Chinese Poetry; Buddhism; Asian Studies; Asian Literature

eBook

Published: July 6, 2020
ISBN: 9781501516023

Hardcover

Published: July 6, 2020
ISBN: 9781501516009