Meng Chiao

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The Late Poems of Meng Chiao Meng Chiao Manufacturer: Princeton University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Asian American | Poetry | United States | World Literature | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books General | Poetry | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books Ancient, Classical & Medieval | Poetry | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books Asian | Poetry | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books Similar Items: The Mountain Poems of Meng Hao-Jan The Selected Poems of T'Ao Ch'Ien The Selected Poems of Wang Wei (New Directions Paperbook) The Mountain Poems of Hsieh Ling-Yun The Selected Poems of Po Chu-I ASIN: 0691012369

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Late in life, Meng Chiao (A.D. 751--814) developed an experimental poetry of virtuosic beauty, a poetry that anticipated landmark developments in the modern Western tradition by a millennium. With the T'ang Dynasty crumbling, Meng's later work employed surrealist and symbolist techniques as it turned to a deep introspection. This is truly major work-- work that may be the most radical in the Chinese tradition. And though written more than a thousand years ago, it is remarkably fresh and contemporary. But, in spite of Meng's significance, this is the first volume of his poetry to appear in English.</p>

Until the age of forty, Meng Chiao lived as a poet-recluse associated with Ch'an (Zen) poet-monks in south China. He then embarked on a rather unsuccessful career as a government official. Throughout this time, his poetry was decidedly mediocre, conventional verse inevitably undone by his penchant for the strange and surprising. After his retirement, Meng developed the innovative poetry translated in this book. His late work is singular not only for its bleak introspection and "avant-garde" methods, but also for its dimensions: in a tradition typified by the short lyric poem, this work is made up entirely of large poetic sequences.</p>

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The Late Poems of Meng Chiao Chiao; Hinton, David Meng Manufacturer: Princeton Univ Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000N6316Q

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1. Meredith, Christopher
2. Meredith, George
3. Meredith, William
4. Merril, Judith
5. Merrill, James
6. Merriman, Brian
7. Merritt, A.
8. Merwin, W. S.
9. Metastasio, Pietro
10. Mew, Charlotte

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