Poetry. Asian Studies. Translation. Poetry is China's greatest art, and for the past eight centuries POEMS OF THE MASTERS has been that country's most studied and memorized collection of verse. POEMS OF THE MASTERS was compiled during the Sung dynasty (960-1278), a time when poetry became the defining measure of human relationships and understandings. For the first time ever in English, here is the complete text, with an introduction and extensive notes by renowned translator, Red Pine. Over one hundred poets are represented in this bilingual edition, including many of China's celebrated poets: Li Pai, Wang Wei, Tu Fu, Wang Po, and Ou-yang Hsiu.
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Red Pine (a.k.a. Bill Porter) is one of the world's leading translators of Chinese literary and religious texts.