| Women Poets of China Reissue Edition Contributor(s): Rexroth, Kenneth (Editor), Chung, Ling (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0811208214 ISBN-13: 9780811208215 Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 1982 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Literary Criticism | Asian - General |
| Dewey: 895.110 |
| LCCN: 81018698 |
| Lexile Measure: 1040 |
| Series: New Directions Paperbook |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 5.25" W x 8.06" (0.40 lbs) 150 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book (originally published in 1972 by The Seabury Press as The Orchid Boat) is the first representative collection of the poetry of Chinese women to appear in English. Unlike Japan with its long tradition of women writers, poetry by women did not become fashionable in China until the Ch'ing dynasty (1644-1911), although poems from earlier centuries that do in fact survive will quickly dispel any stereotyped views. Included here are samplings from the legendary earliest poetry of courtesans, palace women, and Tao priestesses to works by contemporary Chinese women living in both the East and West. Appendixes include notes on the poems, an introductory essay on Chinese women and literature, a table of historical periods, and a bibliography. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rexroth, Kenneth: - Poet-essayist Kenneth Rexroth (1905-1982) was a high-school dropout, disillusioned ex-Communist, pacifist, anarchist, rock-climber, critic and translator, mentor, Catholic-Buddhist spiritualist and a prominent figure of San Francisco's Beat scene. He is regarded as a central figure of the San Francisco Renaissance and is among the first American poets to explore traditional Japanese forms such as the haiku. |