Cathay by Unknown

Cathay by Unknown

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The Cathay poems appeared in a slim volume in 1915. They are, in effect, Ezra Pound’s English translations/ interpretations from notebooks written by the Japanese scholar Ernest Fenollosa. Pound, not knowing any Chinese or Japanese at all, promptly created a new and somewhat complex style of translation, as he had done with words from several other languages. The Cathay poems are primarily written by the Chinese poet Li Po, refered to throughout ...Read More

The Cathay poems appeared in a slim volume in 1915. They are, in effect, Ezra Pound’s Engl...Read More

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Song of the Bowmen of Shu

02 Jan 2021 | 02 mins 24 secs

Song of the Bowmen o...

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Song of the Bowmen of Shu

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Song of the Bowmen o...

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The Beautiful Toilet

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The Beautiful Toilet

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The Beautiful Toilet

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The Beautiful Toilet

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The River Song

31 Dec 2020 | 03 mins 19 secs

The River Song

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The River Song

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The River Song

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The River Merchant’s Wife...

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Poem by the Bridge at Ten...

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Poem by the Bridge a...

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Poem by the Bridge a...

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The Jewel Stair’s Grievan...

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The Jewel Stair’s Gr...

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The Jewel Stair’s Grievan...

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The Jewel Stair’s Gr...

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Lament of the Frontier Gu...

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Lament of the Fronti...

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Lament of the Fronti...

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Exile’s Letter

26 Dec 2020 | 05 mins 54 secs

Exile’s Letter

26 Dec 2020 | 05 mins 54 secs

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