The Residue of Dreams: Selected Poems of Jao Tsung-i

Tsung-I Jao

The Residue of Dreams: Selected Poems of Jao Tsung-i
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Country
United States
Published
31 January 2017
Pages
228
ISBN
9781939161826

The Residue of Dreams: Selected Poems of Jao Tsung-i

Tsung-I Jao

The Residue of Dreams is the first English-language publication of the classical-style poems of Jao Tsung-i (b. 1917), a prominent artist-calligrapher, scholar-poet, and polymath living in Hong Kong. Jao’s poems in various traditional forms reflect the tumultuous history of twentieth-century China, but also demonstrate the enduring resonance of its classical culture. The Residue of Dreams contains a broad-ranging selection of Jao’s poems covering topics from the Second World War and his travels in Southeast Asia, to Nietzsche and the scribes of medieval Dunhuang. The poems give a vivid impression of one of the most erudite minds of our time, and show a new side of contemporary Chinese literature that has mostly been overlooked in English-language publications. All poems are presented both in the original Chinese text and in English translation, accompanied by scholarly notes with identification of many of Jao’s allusions and cultural references. The introduction places Jao’s poetry in the context of modern Chinese literary studies and elucidates its cultural background for general readers.

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