LoginThe Selected Poems of Po Chű-I
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Po Chű-I (772-846 C. E.) received a classical education in China and held a variety of governmental positions including advisor to the emperor. In this first edition of his poems to appear in the West, translator David Hinton characterizes his style as "a relaxed rambling, open to all thought and experience, whether petty or profound."
Following the death of his mother, Po Chű-I lived for three years as a recluse. Many of his poems celebrate the Buddhist practice of idleness, which he saw as a state of serenity and quietness. Po Chű-I was also a devotee of Chuang Tzu and Lao Tzu, claiming that no one's company co
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Manufacturer: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Release date: 1 June 1999
ISBN-10 : 0811214125 | ISBN-13: 9780811214124
Release date: 1 June 1999
ISBN-10 : 0811214125 | ISBN-13: 9780811214124
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