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title: "The Selected Poems of T'ao Ch'ien"
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# The Selected Poems of T'ao Ch'ien

**Brand:** tao chiendavid hinton
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- **What is this?** The Selected Poems of T'ao Ch'ien by tao chiendavid hinton
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The Selected Poems of T'ao Ch'ien

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## Customer Reviews

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    Good poetry from old China
  

*by L***E on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 28, 2015*

Short (91 pp.), elegant book from Copper Canyon Press, containing poems by classical Chinese poet T'ao Ch'ien, translated by David Hinton. T'ao Ch'ien lived in medieval China, and after a brief career in government service retired to his family farm in the boondocks. All the poems reflect on his experience of living in relative poverty in the country. He much preferred it to life as an official, with the help of quite a lot of wine. The poems are reflective, lyrical, highly attuned to the beauty of nature, and somewhat wistful. The book ends with several powerful funerary poems, seemingly prepared in anticipation of his own funeral. Tao's style is simple, concrete, and conversational. He is an engaging companion. The translations are likewise simple and direct. Hinton also provides helpful endnotes. T'ao Ch'ien is regarded as the first poet of the Chinese Rivers and Mountains School, and was an immense influence on subsequent Chinese poetry. I recommend this book unreservedly.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Great translation of a great poet
  

*by L***T on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 26, 2021*

Translator David Hinton brings life, love, intelligence, and expertise to all of his translation of Chinese poets, including this excellent volume of poems by the great T'ao Ch'ien. I wore out the first copy I purchased, and therefore purchased this, my second copy. Great work, highly recommended.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Excellent
  

*by B***C on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 27, 2020*

These are some of the best poems I've ever read by any poet. Hinton also wrote an excellent intro, which itself was pretty poetic. Highly recommended, especially if you know something about the mindset of Taoism but not necessary to appreciate the work of one of China's great poets. Best when read slowly and savored.

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