The Rose of Time: New and Selected Poems (Bilingual Edition) (New Directions Paperbook)
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (922 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0811218481 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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citizen, is currently Professor of Humanities in the Center for East Asian Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.Eliot Weinberger is an essayist and translator, the editor of The New Directions Anthology of Classical Chinese Poetry, and the series editor of Calligrams: Writings from and on China (New York Review Books and Chinese Univer
A selection from the lifework of the internationally renowned poet Bei Dao, who is “like reading Chekhov or Turgenev reflected in a porcelain bowl” (The Times London). in the mirror there is always this moment this moment leads to the door of rebirth the door opens to the sea the rose of time Bei DaoThe Rose of Time: New & Selected Poems presents a glowing selection of poetry by contemporary China’s most celebrated poet, Bei Dao. This bilingual edition also includes a prefatory note by the poet, and a brief afterword by the editor Eliot Weinberger. A must-read book from a seminal poet who has been translated into over thirty languages.. From his earliest work, Bei Dao developed a wholly original poetic language composed of mysterious and arresting images tuned to a distinctive musical key. This collection spans Bei Dao’s entire writing life, from his first book to appear in English, The August Sleepwalker, published a year after the Tiananmen tragedy, to the increasingly interior and complex poems of Landscape Over Zero and Unlock, to new never-before-published work
"short, neat but intense" according to N. Wong. (short, neat but intense (3.5 stars)Bei Dao is one of the most influential living Chinese poets studied by readers from the West. In this edition of The Rose of Time, New Directions Press has kindly provided both the original and translated version of some of the significant works of the poet. Knowing both languages, I have to say the translators have basically done the job to keep the spirit. Yet readers may find the poems quite hard to follow and understand, though they are syntactically neat and clear. The problem of delivery lies in . .5 stars)Bei Dao is one of the most influential living Chinese poets studied by readers from the West. In this edition of The Rose of Time, New Directions Press has kindly provided both the original and translated version of some of the significant works of the poet. Knowing both languages, I have to say the translators have basically done the job to keep the spirit. Yet readers may find the poems quite hard to follow and understand, though they are syntactically neat and clear. The problem of delivery lies in
--Jonathan Spence" . --Andrew Ervin"His poems are intense, elegant and impressionistic. --Andrew ErvinBei Dao s writing provides ample evidence of the written word s potential to effect political change. Bei Dao's writing provides ample evidence of the written word's potential to effect political change. He has found a way to speak to all of us. --Dwight Garner"Bei Dao uses words as if he were fighting for his life with them