TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ayscough,Florence Wheelock
AU  - Lowell,Amy
TI  - Fir-Flower Tablets: Poems Translated from the Chinese
AV  - PL 
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Chinese poetry -- Translations into English
N1  - Release date is 2015-02-09; Produced by David Edwards, Christopher Wright, some
illustration images from TIA and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was
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from the Google Print project.); Original publication data not identified
N2  - "Fir-Flower Tablets: Poems Translated from the Chinese" by Florence Ayscough and Amy Lowell is a collection of classical Chinese poetry translated for a Western audience, likely compiled during the early 20th century. The translators seek to capture the essence and spirit of the original works, which span various time periods and themes, chiefly focusing on the poets of the T'ang Dynasty, with particular emphasis on the renowned Li T'ai-po. The book aims to unveil the beauty of Chinese poetry while navigating the challenges posed by cultural and linguistic differences.  The opening of the collection features a preface by Amy Lowell, wherein she shares her journey of translating Chinese poetry alongside Ayscough. Lowell highlights the deep cultural significance of poetry in Chinese life and the extensive background knowledge required to appreciate it fully. The preface also emphasizes the collaborative process employed by the authors to render the poems accurately while retaining their lyrical quality—a challenging task given the complexities of the Chinese language and literary forms. Overall, the beginning sets the stage for a captivating exploration of classical Chinese poetic traditions through its careful translations and rich explanatory notes. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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ER  -