Banished Immortal
Title | Banished Immortal PDF eBook |
Author | Paul S. Ropp |
Publisher | University of Michigan Press |
Pages | 340 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780472088928 |
A lyrical account of a decade-long search for the truth about Shuangqing, China's peasant woman poet
The Banished Immortal
Title | The Banished Immortal PDF eBook |
Author | Ha Jin |
Publisher | Vintage |
Pages | 320 |
Release | 2019-01-15 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1524747424 |
From the National Book Award-winning author of Waiting: a narratively driven, deeply human biography of the Tang dynasty poet Li Bai—also known as Li Po In his own time (701–762), Li Bai's poems—shaped by Daoist thought and characterized by their passion, romance, and lust for life—were never given their proper due by the official literary gatekeepers. Nonetheless, his lines rang out on the lips of court entertainers, tavern singers, soldiers, and writers throughout the Tang dynasty, and his deep desire for a higher, more perfect world gave rise to his nickname, the Banished Immortal. Today, Bai's verses are still taught to China's schoolchildren and recited at parties and toasts; they remain an inextricable part of the Chinese language. With the instincts of a master novelist, Ha Jin draws on a wide range of historical and literary sources to weave the great poet's life story. He follows Bai from his origins on the western frontier to his ramblings travels as a young man, which were filled with filled with striving but also with merry abandon, as he raised cups of wine with friends and fellow poets. Ha Jin also takes us through the poet's later years—in which he became swept up in a military rebellion that altered the course of China's history—and the mysterious circumstances of his death, which are surrounded by legend. The Banished Immortal is an extraordinary portrait of a poet who both transcended his time and was shaped by it, and whose ability to live, love, and mourn without reservation produced some of the most enduring verses.
Tracking the Banished Immortal
Title | Tracking the Banished Immortal PDF eBook |
Author | Paula M. Varsano |
Publisher | University of Hawaii Press |
Pages | 408 |
Release | 2003-01-01 |
Genre | Poetry |
ISBN | 9780824825737 |
In this lucidly and gracefully written volume, Paula Varsano presents the first full-length study of Li Bo in English in half a century and the first extended look at the poet's critical reception."
The Banished Immortal
Title | The Banished Immortal PDF eBook |
Author | Ha Jin |
Publisher | Pantheon |
Pages | 321 |
Release | 2019 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1524747416 |
Chinese versions of his poetry included.
Banished Immortal
Title | Banished Immortal PDF eBook |
Author | Paul S. Ropp |
Publisher | |
Pages | 342 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN |
A lyrical account of a decade-long search for the truth about Shuangqing, China's peasant woman poet
The Immortal Game
Title | The Immortal Game PDF eBook |
Author | Talia Rothschild |
Publisher | Swoon Reads |
Pages | 276 |
Release | 2021-05-25 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 1250262917 |
An exiled goddess goes on a quest to clear her name and save Mount Olympus in Talia Rothschild & A C Harvey's action-packed young adult debut, The Immortal Game! Galene, daughter of Poseidon, desperately wants to earn her place among the gods. But when a violent attack leaves Mount Olympus in chaos and ruins, she is accused of the crime. Banished from Olympus, Galene sets out to prove her innocence and discovers a more deadly plot—one that threatens even the oldest of Immortals. Fortunately, she has allies who willingly join her in exile: A lifelong friend who commands the wind. A defiant warrior with deadly skill. A fire-wielder with a hero’s heart. A mastermind who plays life like a game. All-out war is knocking at the gates. Galene and her friends are the only ones who can tip the scales toward justice, but their choices could save Olympus from total annihilation, or be the doom of them all.
Banished Immortal
Title | Banished Immortal PDF eBook |
Author | Bai Li |
Publisher | White Pine Press (NY) |
Pages | 70 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | Chinese poetry |
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