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“francois cheng”

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  • Chinese Poetic Writing

    by Francois Cheng ...
    Translated by Donald Riggs, Jerome Seaton ...
    The most inovative study of Chinese poetry ever written, François Cheng's Chinese Poetic Writing--now in its first expanded, English-language edition--is an essential read for fans and scholars of Chinese literature and the art of poetry in general.Since its first publication in French in 1977, Chinese Poetic Writing has been considered by many to be the most innovative study of Chinese poetry ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Five Meditations on Death

    In Other Words . . . On Life

    by François Cheng ...
    Translated by Jody Gladding ...
    Philosophical discussions on the ways that death makes life meaningful and sacred• Reveals how being conscious of death gives our fate its full meaning, inviting the reader to contemplate life in the light of their own death• Examines the author’s experience of ancestor worship in his native China and the beliefs that underlie it• Explains how death is a transition in a longer living process not ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • In the Slender Margin

    The Intimate Strangeness of Death and Dying

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  • Break, Blow, Burn

    Camille Paglia Reads Forty-three of the World's Best Poems

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  • The Poets' Corner

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  • The Anchor Book of Chinese Poetry

    From Ancient to Contemporary, The Full 3000-Year Tradition

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    Unmatched in scope and literary quality, this landmark anthology spans three thousand years, bringing together more than six hundred poems by more than one hundred thirty poets, in translations–many new and exclusive to the book–by an array of distinguished translators.Here is the grand sweep of Chinese poetry, from the Book of Songs–ancient folk songs said to have been collected by Confucius ... Read more

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