Poems of the Masters: China's Classic Anthology of T'ang and Sung Dynasty Verse
Poetry is China’s greatest art, and for the past eight centuries Poems of the Masters has been that country’s most studied and memorized collection of verse. For the first time ever in English, here is the complete text, with an introduction and extensive notes by renowned translator, Red Pine. Over one hundred poets are represented in this bilingual edition, including many of China’s celebrated poets: Li Pai, Wang Wei, Tu Fu, Wang Po, and Ou-yang Hsiu.\ Poems of the Masters was compiled...
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For the first time in any Western language, the complete text of China's classic poetry anthology.
Translator's Preface31Spring Dawn92Calling on Censor Yuan without Success113Seeing Off Supply Director Kuo134The Roads of Loyang155Sitting Alone on Chingting Mountain176Climbing White Stork Tower197On Seeing Princess Yung-lo Leave for Manchuria218Spring Complaint239A Pear Blossom in the East Wing2510On Thinking of My Lord's Grace2711On Mister Yuan's Country Retreat2912Seeing Off Chao Tsung at Night3113Bamboo Retreat3314Seeing Off Chu Ta Leaving for Ch'in3515Ballad of Changkan3716Ode to the Past3917Resigning as Minister4118On Meeting a Chivalrous Man4319Traveling on the Yangtze4520In Reply to Li Huan4721Ode to the Autumn Wind4922To Secretary Ch'iu on an Autumn Night5123Autumn Day5324Autumn Day on the Lake5525Written in the Palace5726Looking for a Recluse without Success5927Surprised by Autumn on the Fen6128Delayed on the Szechuan Road6329Thoughts on a Quiet Night6530Chiupu River Song6731To Vice Censor Ch'iao6932In Reply to the Prefect of Wuling7133Thinking of My Home in Ch'ang-an While Traveling with the Army for Nine Days7334A Concubine's Lament7535Written at Chulin Temple7736Passing the Shrine to the Master of the Three Gates7937Saying Goodbye on the Yi River8138Saying Goodbye to Lu Ch'in-Ch'ing8339In Reply8540Reaching Sword Gate Pass After Touring the Land of Shu8941Replying to a Poem by Prime Minister Lu of Chinling9142At an Imperial Banquet in Penglai Hall Offering Praise for the Chungnan Mountains9343Parting from a Friend on a Night in Spring9544Attending a Banquet at Princess Ch'ang-ning's Eastern Estate9745Given the Word "Forest" by His Majesty at the Licheng Palace Library Banquet9946Seeing Off a Friend10147Seeing Off a Friend Leaving for Shu10348Stopping at Peiku Mountain10549Mister Su's Country Retreat10750Staying Overnight at the Chancellery in Spring10951Painted on the Wall of Master Hsuan-wu's Room11152The Chungnan Mountains11353To Censor Tu at the Chancellery11554On Climbing Tsungchih Pagoda11755Climbing Yenchou Tower11956On Deputy Prefect Tu Taking Up a Post in Shuchou12157Seeing Off Ts'ui Jung12358The Imperial Entourage on the Road from Tengfeng12559Written on the Wall of Master Yi's Meditation Hut12760To Chang Hsu after Drinking12961Jade Terrace Temple13162On Seeing a Landscape Painted by My Commissioner Cousin for Li Ku13363Recording My Thoughts While Traveling at Night13564Climbing Yuehyang Tower13765Traveling South of the Yangtze13966Spending the Night at Lunghsing Temple14167The Meditation Hall behind Poshan Temple14368Written at the Sungting Relay Station14569Shengkuo Temple14770Gazing across the Countryside14971Seeing Off Editor Ts'ui Marching East15172Encountering Rain at Changpa Reservoir One Evening While Enjoying a Cool Breeze with Rich Young Men and Their Singsong Girls - I15373Encountering Rain at Changpa Reservoir One Evening While Enjoying a Cool Breeze with Rich Young Men and Their Singsong Girls - II15574Spending the Night at Yunmen Temple Pavilion15775Climbing Hsieh T'iao's North Tower in Hsuancheng in Autumn15976Overlooking Tungting Lake - For Prime Minister Chang16177Passing Hsiangchi Temple16378For Censor Cheng on Being Banished to Fukien16579Miscellaneous Poem at Chinchou16780Shrine to Yu the Great16981Gazing at the Valley of Ch'in17182Commiserating with Gentleman-in-Waiting Wang on Tungting Lake17383Crossing the Yangtze17584Drinking at Night in Yuchou17785Casual Poem on a Spring Day18186Spring Day18387Spring Night18588Early Spring East of Town18789Spring Night18990Light Rain in Early Spring19191New Year's Day19392Attending a Banquet on the Great Beginning19593Occasional Poem on the Arrival of Spring19794On a Painting of Playing Football19995Palace Ode - I20196Palace Ode - II20397In Praise of Huaching Palace20598Chingping Ode20799Written on the Wall of an Inn209100Quatrain211101Begonia213102Grave Sweeping Day215103Chingming217104Festival Day219105Cold Food221106Chiangnan Spring223107For Gentleman-in-Attendance Kao225108Quatrain227109Visiting a Private Garden without Success229110Traveling Away from Home231111Written on a Screen233112Inspired235113The Peach Blossoms of Chingchuan Hermitage237114The Peach Blossoms of Hsuantu Temple239115Visiting Hsuantu Temple Again241116Chuchou's West Stream243117Flower Shadows245118North Mountain247119On the Lake249120Inspired251121Spring Clearing253122Late Spring255123Falling Flowers257124Visiting a Private Garden in Late Spring259125The Oriole Shuttle261126Events of Late Spring263127Climbing a Mountain265128Lament of the Silkmaid267129Late Spring269130Spring Lament271131Seeing Off Spring273132Seeing Off Spring on the Last Day of April275133Away from Home at the Beginning of Summer277134Waiting for a Friend279135Waking Up in Early Summer281136On the Sanchu Road283137Impressions285138Visiting Chang's Garden at the Beginning of Summer287139Written at the South Tower of Ochou289140A Mountain Pavilion on a Summer Day291141A Farm Family293142Village Events295143On the Pomegranate Flower297144Village Dusk299145Written on Mister Lakeshade's Wall301146Black Robe Lane303147Seeing Off Yuan Er on a Mission to Anhsi305148On Yellow Crane Tower Hearing a Flute307149Written at Huainan Temple309150The Seventh Night311151Autumn Moon313152Autumn at the Gate315153Autumn Evening317154Mid-Autumn Moon319155Reflections at a River Tower321156Written at an Inn in Linan323157At Chingtzu Temple Seeing Off Lin Tzu-fang at Dawn325158Drinking on the Lake As It Clears Then Rains327159Retiring After Attending a Tea at Hsuante Palace329160Climbing to Canopy Pavilion on a Summer Day331161Written While Serving at Jade Hall333162Written at Secretary Wang's Bamboo Tower335163Serving in the Secretariat337164Reflections While Reading - I339165Reflections While Reading - II341166Cold Spring Pavilion343167For Liu Ching-wen345168Anchored Overnight at Maple Bridge347169Winter Night349170The Frost and the Moon351171The Plum353172Early Spring355173The Show and the Plum - I357174The Snow and the Plum - II359175Herdboy361176Anchored Overnight on the Chinhuai363177On Geese Turning Back365178Written on a Wall367179Morning Court at Taming Palace371180Responding to Secretary Chia Chih's "Morning Court at Taming Palace"373181Responding to Secretary Chia Chih's "Morning Court at Taming Palace"375182Responding to Secretary Chia Chih's "Morning Court at Taming Palace"377183On Lantern Festival at Imperial Request379184On Lantern Festival at Imperial Request381185Attending a Banquet at the New Residence of Princess An-lo383186In Reply to Ting Yuan-chen385187Flower Garland Song387188Private Thoughts389189Cold Food391190Chingming393191Drinking Wine on Grave Sweeping Day395192Strolling outside Town397193The Swing399194While Drinking at the Chuchiang Waterway - I401195While Drinking at the Chuchiang Waterway - II403196Yellow Crane Tower405197A Traveler's Thoughts on a Spring Evening407198In Reply to Li Tan409199River Village411200Summer Day413201Written at My Wang River Retreat after a Steady Rain415202New Bamboo at East Lake417203Spending a Summer Night with My Cousin Talking about the Past419204Occasional Poem on an Autumn Day421205Visiting Crescent Pond423206Autumn Inspiration - I425207Autumn Inspiration - II427208Autumn Inspiration - III429209Autumn Inspiration - IV431210Aboard a Boat on a Moonlit Night433211Autumn Longing in Ch'ang-an435212Early Autumn437213Mid-Autumn439214At Mister Ts'ui's Villa in Lantien on the Ninth441215Autumn Thoughts443216For Hermit Chu, My Neighbor to the South445217Hearing a Flute447218Winter Scene449219Winter Solstice Eve451220How Plum Flowers Embarrass a Garden453221For My Nephew, Hsiang, on My Demotion and Arrival at Lankuan Pass455222Spears and Shields457223Returning to My Retreat459224A Mountain Widow461Postscript463Timeline465About the Translator467Index of Authors469Index of Titles471
