The Poetry Of Zen - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1570628637 ISBN 13: 9781570628634

Verlag: Shambhala Publications Inc, 2004

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A Zen poem is nothing other than an expression of the enlightened mind, a handful of simple words that disappear beneath the moment of insight to which it bears witness. Poetry has been an essential aid to Zen Buddhist practice from the dawn of Zen—and Zen has also had a profound influence on the secular poetry of the countries in which it has flourished. Here, two of America's most renowned poets and translators provide an overview of Zen poetry from China and Japan in all its rich variety, from the earliest days to the twentieth century. Included are works by Lao Tzu, Han Shan, Li Po, Dogen Kigen, Saigyo, Basho, Chiao Jan, Yuan Mei, Ryokan, and many others. Sam Hamill and J. P. Seaton provide illuminating introductions to the Chinese and Japanese sections that set the poets and their work in historical context. Short biographies of the poets are also included.

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Sam Hamill is the author of more than thirty books of poetry, essays, and translations from the classical Chinese and Japanese, ancient Greek, Latin, and other languages. He has been a recipient of fellowships from the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, the Andrew Mellon Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission. He lives near Port Townsend, Washington.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Shambhala Publications Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1570628637
• ISBN 13: 9781570628634
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 194
• Herausgeber: Hamill Sam, Seaton Jerome P.
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