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  1. Finding them gone
    visiting China's poets of the past
    Author: Porter, Bill
    Published: [2016]
    Publisher:  Copper Canyon Press, Port Townsend, Washington

    "Bill Porter has been one of the most prolific translators of Chinese texts, while also developing into a travel writer with a cult following."-The New York Times "Red Pine's out-of-the-mainstream work is canny and clearheaded, and it has... more

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    Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Haus Unter den Linden
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    "Bill Porter has been one of the most prolific translators of Chinese texts, while also developing into a travel writer with a cult following."-The New York Times "Red Pine's out-of-the-mainstream work is canny and clearheaded, and it has immeasurably enhanced Zen/Taoist literature and practice."-Kyoto Journal "Red Pine's succinct and informative notes for each poem are core samples of the cultural, political, and literary history of China." -Asian ReporterTo pay homage to China's greatest poets, renowned translator Bill Porter-who is also known by his Chinese name "Red Pine"-traveled throughout China visiting dozens of poets' graves and performing idiosyncratic rituals that featured Kentucky bourbon and reading poems aloud to the spirits.Combining travelogue, translations, history, and personal stories, this intimate and fast-paced tour of modern China celebrates inspirational landscapes and presents new translations of classical poems.An entertaining storyteller who is deeply knowledgeable about Chinese culture, both ancient and modern, Porter brings the reader into the journey-from standing at the edge of the trash pit that used to be Tu Mu's grave to sitting in Han Shan's cave where the Buddhist hermit "Butterfly Woman" serves tea.Illustrated with over one hundred photographs and two hundred poems, Finding Them Gone combines the love of travel with an irrepressible exuberance for literature.Bill Porter (a.k.a. "Red Pine") is widely recognized as one of the world's finest translators of Chinese religious and poetic texts. His best-selling books include Lao-tzu's Taoteching and The Collected Songs of Cold Mountain. He lives near Seattle, Washington"--

     
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    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Language: English; Chinese
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 9781556594892
    Subjects: Poets, Chinese; Chinese poetry; Literature and society
    Scope: viii, 387 pages, illustrations, map, 23 cm
  2. Finding them gone
    visiting China's poets of the past
    Author: Porter, Bill
    Published: [2016]
    Publisher:  Copper Canyon Press, Port Townsend, Washington

    "Bill Porter has been one of the most prolific translators of Chinese texts, while also developing into a travel writer with a cult following."-The New York Times "Red Pine's out-of-the-mainstream work is canny and clearheaded, and it has... more

    Location:
    Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Haus Potsdamer Straße
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    1 A 968623
    Inter-library loan:
    Unlimited inter-library loan, copies and loan

     

    "Bill Porter has been one of the most prolific translators of Chinese texts, while also developing into a travel writer with a cult following."-The New York Times "Red Pine's out-of-the-mainstream work is canny and clearheaded, and it has immeasurably enhanced Zen/Taoist literature and practice."-Kyoto Journal "Red Pine's succinct and informative notes for each poem are core samples of the cultural, political, and literary history of China." -Asian ReporterTo pay homage to China's greatest poets, renowned translator Bill Porter-who is also known by his Chinese name "Red Pine"-traveled throughout China visiting dozens of poets' graves and performing idiosyncratic rituals that featured Kentucky bourbon and reading poems aloud to the spirits.Combining travelogue, translations, history, and personal stories, this intimate and fast-paced tour of modern China celebrates inspirational landscapes and presents new translations of classical poems.An entertaining storyteller who is deeply knowledgeable about Chinese culture, both ancient and modern, Porter brings the reader into the journey-from standing at the edge of the trash pit that used to be Tu Mu's grave to sitting in Han Shan's cave where the Buddhist hermit "Butterfly Woman" serves tea.Illustrated with over one hundred photographs and two hundred poems, Finding Them Gone combines the love of travel with an irrepressible exuberance for literature.Bill Porter (a.k.a. "Red Pine") is widely recognized as one of the world's finest translators of Chinese religious and poetic texts. His best-selling books include Lao-tzu's Taoteching and The Collected Songs of Cold Mountain. He lives near Seattle, Washington"--

     
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    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Language: English; Chinese
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 9781556594892
    Subjects: Poets, Chinese; Chinese poetry; Literature and society
    Scope: viii, 387 pages, illustrations, map, 23 cm
  3. Finding Them Gone
    Visiting China's Poets of the Past = Visiting China's Poets of the Past
    Author: Pine, Red
    Published: 2016
    Publisher:  Copper Canyon Press, Port Townsend

    A fast-paced travelogue to modern China with Red Pine, who searches for poets' graves and pays homage with Kentucky bourbon Cover -- Title Page -- Note to Reader -- Dedication -- Contents -- Day 1: Ch'en Tzu-ang, Confucius, anonymous (Book of... more

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    Universitätsbibliothek Erfurt / Forschungsbibliothek Gotha, Universitätsbibliothek Erfurt
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    Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt / Zentrale
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    Helmut-Schmidt-Universität, Universität der Bundeswehr Hamburg, Universitätsbibliothek
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    Bibliothek LIV HN Sontheim
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    ProQuest Academic Complete
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    Bibliothek LIV HN Sontheim
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    ProQuest Academic Complete
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    Universitätsbibliothek Kiel, Zentralbibliothek
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    Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg Lörrach, Zentralbibliothek
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    eBook ProQuest
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    Hochschulbibliothek Friedensau
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    Online-Ressource
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    Kommunikations-, Informations- und Medienzentrum der Universität Hohenheim
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    No loan of volumes, only paper copies will be sent

     

    A fast-paced travelogue to modern China with Red Pine, who searches for poets' graves and pays homage with Kentucky bourbon Cover -- Title Page -- Note to Reader -- Dedication -- Contents -- Day 1: Ch'en Tzu-ang, Confucius, anonymous (Book of Poetry), Li Pai, Tu Fu -- Day 2: Li Ch'ing-chao, Hsin Ch'i-chi -- Day 3: Ts'ao Chih -- Day 4: Juan Chi, Ch'eng Tzu-an, Pai Chu-yi, Ou-yang Hsiu, Su Tung-p'o -- Day 5: Wei Ying-wu, Meng Chiao, Han Yu, Tu Fu, Pai Chu-yi -- Day 6: Lao-tzu, Li Shang-yin, Wang Wei, Juan Chi, Liu Yu-hsi -- Day 7: Wang Wei, Shih-wu (Stonehouse), Liu Tsung-yuan, Tu Fu, Han Yu, Tu Mu -- Day 8: Wei Ying-wu -- Day 9: Li Pai, Tu Fu -- Day 10: Hsueh T'ao -- Day 11: Tu Fu, Ch'en Tzu-ang Day 12: Chia Tao, Wu-k'o -- Day 13: Tu Fu, Li Pai -- Day 14: Ch'u Yuan, Saotan Poetry Society -- Day 15: Pai Chu-yi, Su Tung-p'o, Ou-yang Hsiu -- Day 16: Meng Hao-jan, Wang Wei, Li Pai -- Day 17: Li Pai -- Day 18: Su Tung-p'o -- Day 19: Tu Fu, Ch'u Yuan -- Day 20: Hsieh Ling-yun, Huang T'ing-chien, Han-shan, Wang Wei -- Day 21: Wei Ying-wu, Pai Chu-yi, T'ao Yuan-ming -- Day 22: Wang An-shih, Hsin Ch'i-chi -- Day 23: Hsieh T'iao, Li Pai -- Day 24: Wang An-shih, Fan Ch'eng-ta -- Day 25: Chiao-jan, Shih-wu (Stonehouse) -- Day 26: Meng Chiao, Chu Shu-chen Day 27: Su Tung-p'o, Pai Chu-yi, Lin Ho-ching -- Day 28: Lu You -- Day 29: Li Pai, Hsieh Ling-yun -- Day 30: Han-shan, Feng-kan, Shih-te (Cold Mountain & friends) -- Lexicon -- About the Author -- Translations by Red Pine & Travel Writings by Bill Porter -- Acknowledgments -- Copyright -- Special Thanks

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9781556594892
    Subjects: Literature and society - China; Electronic books
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (460 p)
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