The Wilds of Poetry
Adventures in Mind and Landscape
$40.14
- Paperback
328 pages
- Release Date
15 August 2017
Summary
An exploration of the emerging Western consciousness of the mystery of existence, as seen through the work of the great American poets from Walt Whitman to Gary Snyder–a thrilling journey with today’s premier translator of the Chinese classics.
An exploration of the emerging Western consciousness of how deeply we belong to the wild Cosmos, as seen through the lineage of modern America’s great avant-garde poets–a thrilling journey with today’s premier translator of the Chinese classics…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781611804607 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1611804604 |
| Author: | David Hinton |
| Publisher: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Imprint: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 328 |
| Release Date: | 15 August 2017 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 228mm x 153mm x 22mm |
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Critics Review
“Hinton’s music is subtle, modulated… . He continues to enlarge our literary horizon.”–Rosemary Waldrop, citation for Landon Translation Prize, American Academy of Poets
“It is an impressive collection, both in the breadth of its writers and in Hinton’s contextual analysis… The Wilds of Poetry is a worthy addition to the study and history of poetry, and it deserves a place in any library.”–Rain Taxi Review of Books“Hinton’s music is subtle, modulated… . He continues to enlarge our literary horizon.”–Rosemary Waldrop, citation for Landon Translation Prize, American Academy of Poets
About The Author
David Hinton
David Hinton’s many translations of classical Chinese poetry have earned wide acclaim for creating compelling contemporary poems that convey the texture and density of the originals. He is also the first translator in over a century to translate the five seminal masterworks of Chinese philosophy- I Ching, Tao Te Ching, Chuang Tzu, Analects, and Mencius. Hinton has received many national awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, both major awards for poetry translation, and most recently, a lifetime achievement award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
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