"Running Under the Ice" presents together with their Chinese originals translations of fifty poems by the classic Tang writer, Du Mu (803-852). These translations strive for closeness to the Chinese in meaning and technique, within a contemporary English idiom. The selection highlights the variety, concreteness and complexity of Du Mu's verse.
"Running Under the Ice" presents together with their Chinese originals translations of fifty poems by the classic Tang writer, Du Mu (803-852). These translations strive for closeness to the Chinese in meaning and technique, within a contemporary English idiom. The selection highlights the variety, concreteness and complexity of Du Mu's verse.