Zen Poems (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0375405526 ISBN 13: 9780375405525

Verlag: Everyman's Library, 1999

Inhaltsangabe

The appreciation of Zen philosophy and art has become universal, and Zen poetry, with its simple expression of direct, intuitive insight and sudden enlightenment, appeals to lovers of poetry, spirituality, and beauty everywhere. This collection of translations of the classical Zen poets of China, Japan, and Korea includes the work of Zen practitioners and monks as well as scholars, artists, travelers, and recluses, ranging from Wang Wei, Hanshan, and Yang Wanli, to Shinkei, Basho, and Ryokan.

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Peter Harris graduated from Oxford in classical Chinese and has a Ph.D. in Asian history from Monash. He lived and worked for many years in different parts of Asia including China, where he was representative of the Ford Foundation and a visiting professor at Nanjing University. He is now a Senior Fellow in the China Research Centre at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Volumes he edited for Everyman's Library include The Travels of Marco Polo, The Art of War, Zen Poems, Three Hundred Tang Poems, and Hanshan: Cold Mountain Poems.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Everyman's Library
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1999
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0375405526
• ISBN 13: 9780375405525
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 256
• Herausgeber: Harris Peter
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: gpsr@libri.de; gpsr@libri.de; ; Europaallee 1; Bad Hersfeld; 36244; Deutschland