Poems by Po, Li -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Contents About the Author Dedication Pronunciation of Chinese Words and Names Note on The Chinese Calligraphy Introduction

1. ‘Li-Tu’ 2. The Background to their Times 3. Li Po 4. Tu Fu 5. The Background to T’ang Poetry: The Beginnings: The ‘Book of Odes’, The Language and Script 6. The Background to T’ang Poetry: The Ch’u Tz’u 7. The Background to T’ang Poetry: The Ballads and the Principles of Chinese Syllabic Metre 8. A Demonstration by Ballad 9. The Approach to Translation in this Book 10. The Tones and the ‘Chinese Sonnet’ 11. Reading the Poems in English

Poems

LI PO

On Visiting a Taoist Master in the Tai-T’ien Mountains and Not Finding Him On Hearing a Flute on a Spring Night at Loyang Quiet Night Thoughts Drinking With a Gentleman of Leisure in the Mountains Abandon Marble Stairs Grievance In the Mountains: A Reply to the Vulgar Early Departure from White King City In Memoriam: Gaffer Chi, The Good Vintner of Hsüan-Ch’eng Letter to His Two Small Children Staying in Eastern Lu at Wen Yang Village Under Turtle Mountain Remembering the East Ranges For His Wife The Ballad of Ch’ang-Kan The Road to Shu is Steep The Ballad of Yü-Chang Hard is the Journey Bathed and Washed Old Poem A Song of Adieu to the Queen of the Skies, After a Dream Voyage to Her Longing Coming Down from Chung-Nan Mountain by Hu-Szu’s Hermitage, He Gave Me Rest for the Night and Set Out the Wine ‘We Fought South of the Walls…’ On Seeing Cuckoo Flowers At Hsüan-Ch’eng Three, Five, Seven Words The Waterfall on Lu Mountain

TU FU

At an Evening Picnic, With Young Bucks and Beauties on Chang-Pa Canal, It Rained! The Ballad of the Army Waggons Looking at the Springtime Lament by the Riverside From the Journey North: The Homecoming For Wei Pa, In Retirement The Visitor Nine Short Songs Wandering Breezes 1 Nine Short Songs Wandering Breezes 2 Nine Short Songs Wandering Breezes 3 Nine Short Songs Wandering Breezes 4 Nine Short Songs Wandering Breezes 5 Nine Short Songs Wandering Breezes 6 Nine Short Songs Wandering Breezes 7 Nine Short Songs Wandering Breezes 8 Nine Short Songs Wandering Breezes 9 For Young General Hua Ching-Ting On Seeing a Painting of Horses by General Ts’ao Pa at Secretary Wei Feng’s House A Song of Painting: For General Ts’ao Pa The Ballad of the Ancient Cypress The Eight Formations From A Height Ballad on Seeing a Pupil of the Lady Kung-Sun Dance the Sword Mime Night Thoughts Afloat From the South Sea On Meeting Li Kuei-Nien, South of the River

List of Titles Acknowledgments Follow Penguin Copyright Page Footnotes

Introduction The Road to Shu is Steep The Ballad of Yü-Chang The Ballad of the Army Waggons Looking at the Springtime Lament by the Riverside From the Journey North: The Homecoming The Visitor A Song of Painting: For General Ts’ao Pa The Ballad of the Ancient Cypress Ballad on Seeing a Pupil of the Lady Kung-Sun Dance The Sword Mime

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