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East Window: The Asian Translations
by William Stan Merwin

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Publisher Comments:

Gathered in this volume are translations and versions of poems and aphorisms from Asian languages as varied as Urdu, Chinese, Sanskrit, Japanese, Persian, and Vietnamese. Included are poems by some of the world's greatest writers, deeply influential poets such as Rumi, Tu Fu, Li Po, and Muso Soseki, beautifully brought forward by one of the century's most celebrated poets.

Synopsis:

Acclaimed poet W.S. Merwin's translations are as breathtakingly elegant as a Japanese Zen rock garden. The Pulitzer Prize-winner has translated poems and aphorisms from Asian languages as diverse as Urdu, Chinese, Sanskrit, Persian, Vietnamese, Tagalog, and Japanese.
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About the Author

W.S. Merwin is one of America's leading poets. His prizes include the 2005 National Book Award for his collected poems, Migration, the Pulitzer Prize, the Stevens Award, and fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and Lannan Foundation. He is the author of dozens of books of poetry and translations. He lives in Hawaii, where he cultivates endangered palm trees.
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Table of Contents

  1. Selected translations — Liu Ch'e — Li Po — Niu Hsi Chi — Tu Fu — Mong Hao-Jan — Khong Lo — Ngo Chi Lan — Anonymous — Daio — Muso — Takushitsu
  2. Kalidasa — Anonymous — Rumi — Yunus Emre — Mirza Ghalib — Asian figures — Korean figures — Burmese figures — Japanese figures — Philippine figures
  3. Japanese figures — Chinese figures — Malay figures
  4. Chinese figures — Lao figures — Chinese figures
  5. Sun at midnight — Poems 1-49 — Living in the mountains — Poems 61-98 — Ten scenes in the Dragon of Heaven Temple — Poems 110-130.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781556590917
Subtitle:
The Asian Translations
Preface:
Merwin, W. S.
Author:
Merwin, W. S.
Preface:
Merwin, W. S.
Author:
Merwin, W. S.
Publisher:
Copper Canyon Press
Location:
Port Townsend, Wash. :
Subject:
Anthologies (multiple authors)
Subject:
Poetry (poetic works by one author)
Subject:
Translations into english
Subject:
Oriental poetry
Subject:
Oriental poetry -- Translations into English.
Copyright:
1998
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Publication Date:
October 1998
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
336
Dimensions:
9.00 x 6.00 in
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