Wang Gu Flows Su Dongpo: Human Gaze (Volume 1 and 2)

Author: Long Yin
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Publish Date: 2003-05-01
Features: The Splendid Flow of Time: Su Dongpo is a classic work that will become a masterpiece and endure for all time. This is a beautifully crafted novel that seamlessly blends exquisite poetry appreciation with an engaging plot, rich in formal openness. Traditional academic cultivation has unexpectedly contributed to a "modern style"—truly magnificent and extraordinary! This is an outstanding literary biography—Su Dongpo comes alive, very real, very weary, yet also very light. Ninety percent of people can understand ninety percent of this book, but only nine percent can understand ninety-nine percent. If you wish to fully appreciate The Splendid Flow of Time: Su Dongpo, please read Long Yin’s edited Su Dongpo’s Easy Interpretation of the I Ching.
Su Dongpo: A great literary talent in five thousand years of Chinese civilization—originally a troubled youth, this book reveals the secrets of his upbringing for the first time;
Su Dongpo: An early advocate of marriage autonomy and free love nine hundred years ago—his love stories with four women are filled with poignant poetry;
Su Dongpo: A rare "literary knight-errant" in Chinese history—served as the governor of seven famous prefectures, alleviating countless disasters and sufferings for the common people;
Su Dongpo: An uncooperative figure with a rich and turbulent life—an opponent of Wang Anshi, a sworn enemy of Neo-Confucianism, and a thorn in Sima Guang’s side;
Su Dongpo: A liberal who completely understands the true meaning of life—imprisoned, exiled, slandered, and monitored, yet always singing joyful songs;
Su Dongpo: A master of the I Ching, a thinker, and a master of dialectics—his philosophy of life and way of thinking remain incompletely understood by others to this day;
Su Dongpo: A master of prose, a great poet, a leader of the ci poetry school, and a skilled calligrapher and painter—this book also reveals him as a great thinker and a humorous novelist;
Su Dongpo: "The river flows eastward, waves wash away the great figures of ages"—only his spirit, his poetry and prose, and his legends and anecdotes remain in the mouths of the people, in the works of scholars, and in the treasured collections of his political rivals.