The Shambhala Anthology of Chinese Poetry

In traditional Chinese culture, poetic artistry held a place that was unrivaled by any other single talent, and was a source of prestige and even of political power. In this rich collection, J. P. Seaton introduces the reader to the main styles of Chinese poetry and the major poets, from the classic Shih Ching to the twentieth century. Seaton has a poet's ear, and his translations here are fresh and vivid.

J. P. Seaton is Professor of Chinese at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He is the translator of numerous books, including The Poetry of Zen and The Shambhala Anthology of Chinese Poetry, and his poetry translations have been widely anthologized in such books as The Anchor Book of Chinese Poetry, The Norton Anthology of World Poetry, and The Vintage Book of Contemporary World Poetry.

Introduction

xi

PART ONE From Before: The Beginning

Poetry from the Beginning of the Zhou Dynasty (1122 B.C.E.) to the End of the Han (220 C.E.)

"The Peasant's Song," anonymous, prehistoric

11

(1)

From the Shih Ching, the Poetry Classic

11

(13)

Ch'u Yuan

24

(15)

Hsiang Yu, prince of Ch'u

39

(1)

Liu Pang, first emperor of the Han

40

(1)

From The Nineteen Old Poems of the Han, anonymous, Han

40

(13)

PART TWO A Time of Trials

Poetry from the End of the Han (220 C.E.) to the T'ang (618 C.E.)

Anonymous poets

53

(1)

Juan Chi

54

(3)

T'ao Ch'ien

57

(8)

Hsieh Ling-yun

65

(2)

Pao Chao

67

(1)

Lady Tzu-ye ("Lady Midnight")

68

(15)

PART THREE The Golden Age

Poetry of the T'ang Dynasty (618 C.E.-905 C.E.)

Ch'en Tzu-ang

83

(1)

Chang Chiu-ling

83

(1)

Wang Han

83

(1)

Meng Hao-jan

84

(1)

Wang Ch'ang-ling

85

(1)

Wang Wei

85

(4)

Li Po

89

(9)

Liu Ch'ang-ch'ing

98

(1)

Tu Fu

99

(15)

Ch'ien Ch'i

114

(1)

Wei Ying-wu

115

(1)

Li I

116

(1)

Chang Chi

117

(1)

Wang Chien

117

(1)

Liu Yu-hsi

118

(1)

Po Chu-i

118

(2)

Liu Tsung-yuan

120

(1)

Chia Tao

120

(1)

Li Ho

121

(1)

TuMu

122

(1)

Li Shang-yin

123

(1)

Wang Chia

124

(1)

Ch'en T'ao

125

(1)

Tu Hsun-ho

125

(1)

Li P'in

126

(1)

Out of Place and Time: Six Zen Master Poets of the T'ang

127

(30)

Wang Fan-chih

129

(1)

Han Shan

130

(3)

Shih Te

133

(2)

Chiao Jan

135

(3)

Wu Pen (Chia Tao)

138

(1)

Kuan Hsiu

139

(18)

PART FOUR A Few Strong Voices Still Singing

Poetry from the Sung (960-1279), Yuan (1279-1368), Ming (1368-1628), and Ch'ing (1644-1911) Dynasties to the Twentieth Century

Mei Yao-ch'en

157

(1)

Liu Yung

158

(2)

Ou-yang Hsiu

160

(5)

Su Shih

165

(4)

Li Ch'ing-chao

169

(4)

Anonymous

173

(1)

Ali Hsi-ying

173

(1)

Kuan Yun-shih

174

(1)

Lu Chih

174

(1)

Feng Tzu-chen

175

(1)

Kuan Han-ch'ing

175

(4)

Fan K'ang

179

(1)

Liu Shih-chung

180

(1)

Ma Chih-yuan

180

(3)

Po P'u

183

(1)

Ch'en Ts'ao-an

184

(2)

Chou Wen-chih

186

(1)

Chang Yang-hao

187

(2)

Chung Ssu-ch'eng

189

(1)

Yun-k'an Tzu

190

(3)

Kao Ch'i

193

(1)

Hsu Wei

194

(3)

Chou Wen

197

(1)

Chao Li-hua

197

(1)

Ma Shou-chen

198

(1)

Hsu P'ien-p'ien

198

(1)

Han-shan Te-ch'ing

198

(8)

Ku Yen-Wu

206

(1)

Yuan Mei

207

(13)

Ching An

220

(3)

Su Man-shu

223

(2)

Fan Tseng-hsiang

225

(2)

Notes

227

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