The "Kim Van Kieu" of Nguyen Du (1765Ð1820) Contributor(s): Nguyen Du (Author), Zhukov, Vladislav (Translator), Taylor, K. W. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0877277907 ISBN-13: 9780877277903 Publisher: Southeast Asia Program Publications OUR PRICE: $48.46 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Asian - General - Poetry | Asian - General - History | Asia - Southeast Asia |
LCCN: 2013404104 |
Series: Southeast Asia Program Publications |
Physical Information: 0.55" H x 7.13" W x 10.3" (0.99 lbs) 128 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
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Publisher Description: The Kim Van Kieu of Nguyen Du, written in the early nineteenth century and commonly considered to be a defining masterpiece of Vietnamese literature, is the story of an educated and beautiful young woman who suffers misfortune and degradation before obtaining justice and peace. It is a long poem in a complex metric and rhyme scheme that is distinctively Vietnamese. Vladislav Zhukov here provides the first English-language translation, perfectly conveying the poetic form of the original work and thereby producing a literary creation in English that is equivalent to Nguyen Du's genius in Vietnamese--one that can be appreciated as poetry in English. |
Contributor Bio(s): Taylor, K. W.: - Keith W. Taylor is Professor of Vietnamese Studies at Cornell University. He is the author of A History of the Vietnamese.Taylor, K. W.: - Keith W. Taylor is Professor of Vietnamese Studies at Cornell University. He is the author of A History of the Vietnamese. |