Selected Poems of Wang Wei

Publisher : China translation and publishing Corporation; 1st edition (May 1, 2014)

Language : Chinese, English

Paperback : 207 pages

ISBN-10 : 750013892X

ISBN-13 : 978-7500138921



Wang Wei, with the courtesy name Mojie and the Buddhist name Mojie Jushi, was a famous poet and painter of the Tang Dynasty, also known by other names such as Wang Youcheng. Since he believed in Buddhism, he was also known as Poetic Budda. Today, there are over 400 poems of Wang Wei. This book selects the most representative 100 poems and translates them into English. In addition, each poem is accompanied with wonderful appreciation text for readers to better understand the connotation of these poems.