Cold Mountain Poems by Han Shan - ISBN: 9781611806984
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Rebel poets’ simple verse ignites Zen and challenges ancient China.

Cold Mountain Poems

Zen Poems of Han Shan, Shih Te, and Wang Fan-chih

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  • Paperback

    160 pages

  • Release Date

    7 May 2019

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Summary

The incomparable poetry of Han Shan (Cold Mountain), Shih Te, and Wang Fan-chih–rebel poets who became icons of Chinese poetry and Zen–by a premier translator.

The incomparable poetry of Han Shan (Cold Mountain) and his sidekick Shih Te, the rebel poets who became icons of Chinese poetry and Zen, has long captured the imagination of poetry lovers and Zen aficionados. Popularized in the West by Beat Generation writers Gary Snyder and Jack Kerouac, these legendary T’ang era (618-907) fi…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781611806984
ISBN-10:1611806984
Author:Han Shan, J.P. Seaton
Publisher:Shambhala Publications Inc
Imprint:Shambhala Publications Inc
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:160
Release Date:7 May 2019
Weight:138g
Dimensions:16mm x 172mm x 110mm
Series:Shambhala Pocket Library
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Critics Review

“These poems remind us of the ugliness of greed and hunger and the need to find peace and happiness in spite of them.”–Shambhala Sunspace

“These poems remind us of the ugliness of greed and hunger and the need to find peace and happiness in spite of them.”—Shambhala Sunspace

About The Author

Han Shan

J. P. SEATON is Professor of Chinese at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He is the translator of numerous books, including The Poetry of Zen and The Shambhala Anthology of Chinese Poetry, and his poetry translations have been widely anthologized in such books as The Anchor Book of Chinese Poetry, The Norton Anthology of World Poetry, and The Vintage Book of Contemporary World Poetry.

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