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Nineteen Ways of Looking at Wang Wei
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Nineteen Ways of Looking at Wang Wei
A new expanded edition of the classic study of translation, finally back in print
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The difficulty (and necessity) of translation is concisely described in Nineteen Ways of Looking at Wang Wei, a close reading of different translations of a single poem from the Tang Dynasty—from a transliteration to Kenneth Rexroth's loose interpretation.
As Octavio Paz writes in the afterword, "Eliot Weinberger's commentary on the successive translations of Wang Wei's little poem illustrates, with succinct clarity, not only the evolution of the art of translation in the modern period but at the same time the changes in poetic sensibility."
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Nineteen Ways of Looking at Wang Wei by Eliot Weinberger is praised for its insight into the art of translation, highlighting the complexity and depth involved in interpreting Chinese poetry for a Western audience. Reviewers note that the book offers a comprehensive exploration of the nuances and possibilities that arise from translating Wang Wei's poem "Deer Park," illustrating the various shades of meaning that can emerge in the process. The work is celebrated for its ability to reflect on the obstacles and the significant communication achieved through translation.
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ISBN: 9780811226202
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 23 December 2016
Country: United States
Imprint: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Contributors:
- Afterword by Octavio Paz
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 8.0mm
Width: 114.0mm
Height: 185.0mm
Weight: 86g
Pages: 64
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About the Author
Eliot Weinberger is an essayist and translator, the editor of The New Directions Anthology of Classical Chinese Poetry, and the series editor of Calligrams: Writings from and on China (New York Review Books and Chinese University of Hong Kong Press). He lives in New York City. Octavio Paz (1914-1998) was born in Mexico City. He wrote many volumes of poetry, as well as a prolific body of remarkable works of nonfiction on subjects as varied as poetics, literary and art criticism, politics, culture, and Mexican history. He was awarded the Jerusalem Prize in 1977, the Cervantes Prize in 1981, and the Neustadt Prize in 1982. He received the German Peace Prize for his political work, and finally, the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1990.
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