The Poet Li Po
Arthur Waley
A dive into one of China's great poets by the first great populariser of Chinese literature, Arthur Waley.
From the wiki:
Also known as Li Bai (Chinese: 李白; pinyin: Lǐ Bái, 701–762), also pronounced as Li Bo, courtesy name Taibai (Chinese: 太白), was a Chinese poet, acclaimed from his own time to the present as one of the greatest and most important poets of the Tang dynasty and in Chinese history as a whole. He and his friend Du Fu (712–770) were two of the most prominent figures in the flourishing of Chinese poetry under the Tang dynasty, which is often called the "Golden Age of Chinese Poetry". The expression "Three Wonders" denotes Li Bai's poetry, Pei Min's swordplay, and Zhang Xu's calligraphy.
Duration - 1h 4m.
Author - Arthur Waley.
Narrator - Charles Featherstone.
Published Date - Saturday, 21 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2023 Chirag Patel ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
A dive into one of China's great poets by the first great populariser of Chinese literature, Arthur Waley. From the wiki: Also known as Li Bai (Chinese: 李白; pinyin: Lǐ Bái, 701–762), also pronounced as Li Bo, courtesy name Taibai (Chinese: 太白), was a Chinese poet, acclaimed from his own time to the present as one of the greatest and most important poets of the Tang dynasty and in Chinese history as a whole. He and his friend Du Fu (712–770) were two of the most prominent figures in the flourishing of Chinese poetry under the Tang dynasty, which is often called the "Golden Age of Chinese Poetry". The expression "Three Wonders" denotes Li Bai's poetry, Pei Min's swordplay, and Zhang Xu's calligraphy. Duration - 1h 4m. Author - Arthur Waley. Narrator - Charles Featherstone. Published Date - Saturday, 21 January 2023. Copyright - © 2023 Chirag Patel ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:10
Introduction
Duration:00:11:08
Life of li po, from the “new history of the t’ang dynasty,” composed in the eleventh century
Duration:00:12:55
The text of the poems
Duration:00:02:46
Translations pt1
Duration:00:16:17
Translations pt2
Duration:00:12:42
Translations pt3
Duration:00:08:23
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:22