Grand Canal, Great River : The Travel Diary of a Twelfth-century Chinese Poet , New title
AUTHOR: Philip Watson,
Summary:
In July 1170, a Chinese poet, politician and historian made a journey from west to east China. Lu You (pronounced 'loo yo') kept a daily record of his experiences: the people he met, the unfolding landscape and the famous historical sites he visited. What emerges is a detailed panorama of twelfth-century China, an exotic mixture of travelogue, literature and politics. This new modern translation by Philip Watson of the whole of the diary makes the entirety of this fascinating work of literature accessible to the general reader for the first time, and his detailed commentary fills in all the essential background information. Contemporary paintings and other artworks, together with photographs of the places described, complete this beautifully produced book, which brings the world of Lu You dramatically to life.
Author biography:
Philip Watson studied Chinese at Oxford and London, worked in the Painting and Calligraphy department of the National Palace Museum in Taiwan, and was briefly a lecturer in Chinese at Edinburgh University, before joining the British diplomatic service. His career, which included postings in Beijing and Hong Kong, culminated in responsibility for Asia, the Americas and Australasia. He was appointed CMG in the Queen's Birthday Honours of 1999. Watson's current interest is translation from Classical Chinese of the eleventh and twelfth centuries.
請棒忙看看這說的是不是宋朝的陸遊?沒聽說過這個遊記。
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• 提供一點線索 -龍劍- ♂ (509 bytes) () 06/27/2007 postreply 20:32:48
• 非常感謝,根據線索找到這些 -Viol- ♀ (1907 bytes) () 06/28/2007 postreply 06:53:57
• 應該就是《入蜀記》的譯本 -龍劍- ♂ (176 bytes) () 06/28/2007 postreply 11:27:47
• 愚人猜應是《入蜀記》,收入《渭南文集》附錄 -先天愚- ♂ (0 bytes) () 06/28/2007 postreply 07:19:17