{"title":"Kenneth Rexroth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKenneth Rexroth\u003c\/strong\u003e offers readers a rich exploration of poetry and cultural reflection, weaving traditional influences with contemporary insights. His works often delve into the intimate beauty and profound simplicity of Chinese poetry, presenting classic verses with a fresh, evocative voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWithin the \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e realm, Rexroth’s writings invite contemplation and appreciation of diverse artistic expressions, bridging historical and modern worlds. His collections provide a thoughtful journey through language and the emotions it can awaken.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"one-hundred-poems-from-the-chinese-by-kenneth-rexroth-9780811201803","title":"One Hundred Poems from the Chinese","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lyric poetry of Tu Fu ranks with the greatest in all world literature. Across the centuries—Tu Fu lived in the T'ang Dynasty (731–770)—his poems come through to us with an immediacy that is breathtaking in Kenneth Rexroth's English versions. They are as simple as they are profound, as delicate as they are beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThirty-five poems by Tu Fu make up the first part of this volume. The translator then moves on to the Sung Dynasty (10th–12th centuries) to give us a number of poets of that period, much of whose work was not previously available in English. Mei Yao Ch'en, Su Tung P'o, Lu Yu, Chu Hsi, Hsu Chao, and the poetesses Li Ch'iang Chao and Chu Shu Chen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a general introduction, biographical and explanatory notes on the poets and poems, and a bibliography of other translations of Chinese poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne Hundred Poems from the Chinese\u003c\/em\u003e offers a bridge between the rich traditions of Chinese poetry and the modern reader, beautifully rendered by Kenneth Rexroth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47995489190124,"sku":"9780811201803","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780811201803-one-hundred-poems-from-the-chinese.jpg?v=1784896987"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/kenneth-rexroth.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}