Stone Lake: The Poetry of Fan Chengda 1126-1193
Stone Lake is the first translation and study in a Western language of the poetry of Fan Chengda, one of the most famous Chinese poets of the twelfth century. For the nonspecialist reader the main attraction of the book will be the translations of Fan Chengda's poetry, which make up almost half of the text, and includes poems on such familiar themes as the Chinese countryside, peasant life, Buddhism, and growing old. The more technical part of the book contains a biography of the poet, a...
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Stone Lake is a translation and study of the poetry of Fan Chengda (1126-1193), one of the most famous Chinese poets.
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIBiography and critical study1The life of Fan Chengda32The formative period233Jiangxi wit and Fan Chengda414Buddhism and the dharma of sleep615The mountains and rivers696The fields and gardens757The poetry of patriotism90IITranslationsEarly verse (ca. 1150-1155)99In Huizhou (1156-1160)112In and out of the capital (1160-1172)118To the Deep South and Far West (1172-1177)129Old age and retirement (1177-1193)148Notes168Bibliography192Index198
