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Twenty-Nine Goodbyes : An Introduction to Chinese Poetry / Timothy Billings.

Billings, Timothy, author.
2024
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Title
Twenty-Nine Goodbyes : An Introduction to Chinese Poetry / Timothy Billings.
Author
Billings, Timothy, author.
ISBN
9781531508371
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781531508371
Published
New York, NY Fordham University Press, [2024]
Copyright
©2024
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English
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In English.
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10.1515/9781531508371 doi
Summary
A primer for those with no previous knowledge of Chinese, this book introduces readers to the fundamentals of classical Chinese poetry through twenty-nine ways of understanding a single poem. "Seeing Off a Friend," by the great Tang poet Li Bai (701-762) has long been praised for its vividness, subtlety, and poignancy. Anthologizing twenty-nine translations of the poem, Timothy Billings not only introduces the poem's richness and depth but also the nuanced art of translating Chinese poetry into European languages. A famous exemplar of "seeing off poetry," which was common in an empire whose literati were continually on the move, Li's poem has continued to fascinate readers far removed from its moment of composition, from the Victorians, to Ezra Pound, to contemporary translators from around the world. In talking us through these linguistic crossings, Billings unpacks the intricacies of the lüshi or "regulated verse poem," a form as pivotal to Chinese literature as the sonnet is to European tradition.This book promises to transform its readers, step-by-step, into adept interpreters of one of the most significant verse forms in Chinese literary history. Billings's engaging teaching style, backed by a lightly worn but deep scholarly engagement with Chinese poetry, makes this work an indispensable guide for anyone interested in poetry, translation, or the cultural heritage of China.
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Billings Timothy : Timothy Billings is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Middlebury College, where his expertise spans classical Chinese literature and Shakespeare. Billings has edited and translated three award-winning bilingual critical editions that draw upon Chinese sources: Victor Segalen's Stèles / 古今碑錄 (with Christopher Bush), Matteo Ricci's Essay on Friendship / 交友論: One Hundred Maxims for a Chinese Prince, and Ezra Pound's Cathay / 耀. His work bridges the gap between Eastern and Western literary traditions and enriches the study and appreciation of classical Chinese poetry and its influence on global literature.Timothy Billings is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Middlebury College, where his expertise spans classical Chinese literature and Shakespeare. Billings has edited and translated three award-winning bilingual critical editions that draw upon Chinese sources: Victor Segalen's Stèles / 古今碑錄 (with Christopher Bush), Matteo Ricci's Essay on Friendship / 交友論: One Hundred Maxims for a Chinese Prince, and Ezra Pound's Cathay / 耀. His work bridges the gap between Eastern and Western literary traditions and enriches the study and appreciation of classical Chinese poetry and its influence on global literature.
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Contents
Introduction
1 "Taking Leave of a Friend," Ezra Pound
2 "A Farewell," Herbert Giles
3 送友人 (Seeing Off a Friend)
4 Categorical Comparatives, with Wang Li
5 "Sending Off (a) Friend(s)"
6 "Le depart d'un ami," Judith Gautier
7 "Saying Good-Bye to a Friend," Amy Lowell and Florence Ayscough
8 "Adieu," W. J. B. Fletcher
9 "Valedicit amico," Angelo Zottoli
10 "Geleit," Alfred Forke
11 "Taking Leave of a Friend," Obata Shigeyoshi
12 "Je reconduis un ami," Bruno Belpaire
13 "Le chanson d'adieu," Jean-Marie Guislain
14 "Farewell to a Friend," Henry Hart
15 "A Farewell to a Friend," Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu
16 "J'ai reconduit mon ami . . . ," Tchou Kia Kien and Armand Gandon
17 "Saying Farewell to a Friend," Robert Payne
18 語譯 (Paraphrase), Xu Zhengzhong
19 "Farewell to a Friend," Adet Lin
20 "Taking Leave of a Friend," Innes Herdan
21 "Farewell to a Friend," Xu Yuanchong
22 "taking leaves (1)," "parting friend," Harry Gilonis
23 Tonal Balance: Ping 平 J and Ze 仄 [
24 "Seeing Off a Friend," Jonathan Stalling
25 "Seeing Off a Friend," Gregory Whincup
26 "Seeing Off a Friend," Edward Chang
27 "Seeing Off a Friend," Red Pine / Bill Porter
28 Yinsong: In Song
29 "Seeing Off a Friend," Timothy Billings
Epilogue: What's in a Name? The Sonnet
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