Wang Wei's 100 Poems (Chinese-English Parallel Text. Illustrated Textbook)

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Features: This book selects 100 poems by the famous Tang Dynasty poet Wang Wei, presenting them in Chinese-English parallel form. It captures the essence and poetic flavor of the original poems; it conveys Wang Wei's Zen philosophy, his "poetry within painting," and his unique musical beauty. The translated poems have clear rhythms and rich rhymes. At the end of the main text, there is an essay by the author published in 1993 on the translation of Chinese poetry into English, followed by a bibliography that includes other articles on this topic. In poetry translation, I advocate translating poetry with poetry, aiming to convey the essence and poetic flavor of the original. Specifically for the English translation of Wang Wei's poems, I translating his Zen philosophy, his "poetry within painting," and his unique musical beauty. The original poems have distinct rhythms, and the translations should also maintain these rhythms; the original poems have rich rhymes, and the translations should also be rich in rhyme. If one ignores these characteristics of Wang Wei's poems while translating them, the result will not be Wang Wei's poetry. How these principles are implemented in this book is left for the readers to judge. At the end of the main text, there is an essay by the author published in 1993 on the translation of Chinese poetry into English, followed by a bibliography that includes other articles on this topic, all of which are for the readers' reference. In poetry translation, I advocate translating poetry with poetry, aiming to convey the essence and poetic flavor of the original. Specifically for the English translation of Wang Wei's poems, I translating his Zen philosophy, his "poetry within painting," and his unique musical beauty. The original poems have distinct rhythms, and the translations should also maintain these rhythms; the original poems have rich rhymes, and the translations should also be rich in rhyme. If one ignores these characteristics of Wang Wei's poems while translating them, the result will not be Wang Wei's poetry. How these principles are implemented in this book is left for the readers to judge. At the end of the main text, there is an essay by the author published in 1993 on the translation of Chinese poetry into English, followed by a bibliography that includes other articles on this topic, all of which are for the readers' reference.