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Description:Fan Chengda (1126-1193) was a gifted poet of the Southern Song Dynasty in 12th century China. A student of Buddhism, he was composing poetry by the age of thirteen, and while traveling throughout China in his role as a government administrator and military commissioner he developed an appreciation for the beauty of the Chinese landscape which would be reflected in his poems.Four Seasons of Field and Garden was composed at his villa at Stone Lake near Suzchou and presents a look at the effects of seasonal change on an agricultural village in ancient China. Following the concepts of yin and yang, the poems suggests growth and decay, creation and destruction, the results of both nature and human endeavors. Written in the short jué jù form of Tang Dynasty verse, they are simple and direct, yet reflective of the contrasting and complementary yin-yang elements portrayed.Beautifully translated by Lois Baker, this book presents the sixty poems which constitute Four Seasons of Field and Gardenwith the original Chinese versions printed on facing pages, altogether presenting a volume in which the reader can discover a collection where, as Baker says, “each poem is a drama, large or small, bold or delicate.”We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Four Seasons of Field and Garden: Sixty Impromptu Poems. To get started finding Four Seasons of Field and Garden: Sixty Impromptu Poems, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Fan Chengda (1126-1193) was a gifted poet of the Southern Song Dynasty in 12th century China. A student of Buddhism, he was composing poetry by the age of thirteen, and while traveling throughout China in his role as a government administrator and military commissioner he developed an appreciation for the beauty of the Chinese landscape which would be reflected in his poems.Four Seasons of Field and Garden was composed at his villa at Stone Lake near Suzchou and presents a look at the effects of seasonal change on an agricultural village in ancient China. Following the concepts of yin and yang, the poems suggests growth and decay, creation and destruction, the results of both nature and human endeavors. Written in the short jué jù form of Tang Dynasty verse, they are simple and direct, yet reflective of the contrasting and complementary yin-yang elements portrayed.Beautifully translated by Lois Baker, this book presents the sixty poems which constitute Four Seasons of Field and Gardenwith the original Chinese versions printed on facing pages, altogether presenting a volume in which the reader can discover a collection where, as Baker says, “each poem is a drama, large or small, bold or delicate.”We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Four Seasons of Field and Garden: Sixty Impromptu Poems. To get started finding Four Seasons of Field and Garden: Sixty Impromptu Poems, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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