Description
Li Po (AD 701-62) and Tu Fu (AD 712-70) were devoted friends who are traditionally considered to be among China's greatest poets. Li Po, a legendary carouser, was an itinerant poet whose writing, often dream poems or spirit-journeys, soars to sublime heights in its descriptions of natural scenes and powerful emotions. His sheer escapism and joy is balanced by Tu Fu, who expresses the Confucian virtues of humanity and humility in more autobiographical works that are imbued with great compassion and earthy reality, and shot through with humour. Together these two poets of the T'ang dynasty complement each other so well that they often came to be spoken of as one - 'Li-Tu' - who covers the whole spectrum of human life, experience and feeling.
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Publication
Penguin Classics (1973), 256 pages
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LibraryThing member HadriantheBlind
Beautiful stuff, elegant in its simplicity. Read them slowly and savor them, and have a little wine while doing so.
LibraryThing member DanielSTJ
This was a great, small little collection of poems by the famed masters Li Po and Tu Fu. The notes were especially appreciated and the content was simple and flowing. Although there was not much complexity in the poetic structure that these two poets wrote, there is still much to be liked. All in
3.5 stars.
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all, a good collection.3.5 stars.
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Original language
Chinese