Author/Contributor(s): | Barnstone, Tony; Barnstone, Tony; Ping, Chou; Ping, Chou |
Publisher: | Shambhala |
Date: | 06/25/1996 |
Binding: | Paperback |
Condition: | NEW |
• Lu Ji's essay in verse, "The Art of Writing," reveals the inner process every writer must go through in preparing for the creative act.
• Sikong Tu's "Twenty-four Styles of Poetry" teaches that poets must perfect themselves internally in order to achieve perfection in what they write.
• "Poets' Jade Splinters" contains aphoristic prescriptions and humorous anecdotes about poetry, poets, and the rules of composition.
Assorted commentaries and critical evaluations focus on Chinese lyrical poetry.