{"product_id":"po-chu-i-selected-poems-9780231118385","title":"Po Chü-I: Selected Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Burton Watson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Asian - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe T'ang dynasty was the great age of Chinese poetry, and Po Chü-i (772-846) was one of that era's most prolific major poets. His appealing style, marked by deliberate simplicity, won him wide popularity among the Chinese public at large and made him a favorite with readers in Korea and Japan as well. From Po Chü-i's well-preserved corpus--personally compiled and arranged by the poet himself in an edition of seventy-five chapters--the esteemed translator Burton Watson has chosen 128 poems and one short prose piece that exemplify the earthy grace and deceptive simplicity of this master poet. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Po Chü-i, writing poetry was a way to expose the ills of society and an autobiographical medium to record daily activities, as well as a source of deep personal delight and satisfaction--constituting, along with wine and song, one of the chief joys of existence. Whether exposing the gluttony of arrogant palace attendants during a famine; describing the delights of drunkenly chanting new poems under the autumn moon; depicting the peaceful equanimity that comes with old age; or marveling at cool Zen repose during a heat wave... these masterfully translated poems shine with a precisely crafted artlessness that conveys the subtle delights of Chinese poetry.","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47591216119959,"sku":"9780231118385","price":7610.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780231118385.webp?v=1774972013","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/po-chu-i-selected-poems-9780231118385","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}