Wine Of Endless Life: Taoist Drinking Songs from the Yuan Dynasty
(Paperback, 2nd)
Publishing Details
Wine Of Endless Life: Taoist Drinking Songs from the Yuan Dynasty
By (Author) Jerome P. Seaton
White Pine Press
White Pine Press
18th September 2002
2nd
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
895.11008
Physical Properties
Paperback
60
Width 139mm, Height 213mm, Spine 5mm
113g
Description
"An anthology of nearly 100 Chinese lyrics (san-ch'u) by 23 poets, three of them anonymous, all from the Yuan period (1271-1368). Seaton's colloquial English renderings are a sheer pleasure to read, so much so that the reader is apt to forget he is enjoying translations..."--Choice
Reviews
"An anthology of nearly 100 Chinese lyrics (san-ch'u) by 23 poets, three of them anonymous, all from the Yuan period (1271-1368). Seaton's colloquial English renderings are a sheer pleasure to read, so much so that the reader is apt to forget he is enjoying translations, until the occasional proper noun appears. All the lyrics chosen deal in one way or another with the rejection of worldly pursuits, and the majority recommend wine as one way, if not the way, to find relief from the tensions of life, hence the subtitle." -- Choice.
