Product Description
by Mark E. Francis (Author)
"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.
Author Biography
Mark Francis earned an M.A. and a Ph.D. in Chinese from Stanford University (1991, 1996) and an M.A. in Comparative Literature from the University of Washington in Seattle (1989). For the last fifteen years he has taught Chinese language and culture while publishing his translations in university and small presses.
Number of Pages: 136
Dimensions: 0.32 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN
Publication Date: March 31, 2012
