Nineteen Ways of Looking at Wang Wei

The difficulty (and necessity) of translation is concisely described in Nineteen Ways of Looking at Wang Wei , a close reading of different translations of a single poem from the Tang Dynasty--from a transliteration to Kenneth Rexroth's loose interpretation. As Octavio Paz writes in the afterword, "Eliot Weinberger's commentary on the successive translations of Wang Wei's little poem illustrates, with succinct clarity, not only the evolution of the art of translation in the modern period but at the same time the changes in ... Read More

The difficulty (and necessity) of translation is concisely described in Nineteen Ways of Looking at Wang Wei , a close reading of different translations of a single poem from the Tang Dynasty--from a transliteration to Kenneth Rexroth's loose interpretation. As Octavio Paz writes in the afterword, "Eliot Weinberger's commentary on the successive translations of Wang Wei's little poem illustrates, with succinct clarity, not only the evolution of the art of translation in the modern period but at the same time the changes in poetic sensibility." Read Less

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  	This is a digital edition of this title. Buy eBook Lifetime Access: $10.95 Title: Nineteen Ways of Looking at Wang Wei by Eliot Weinberger Publisher: W. W. Norton Print ISBN: 9780811226202, 0811226204 eText ISBN: 9780811226219 Edition: 2016 Format: EPUB eBook	$10.95 Buy eBook This is a digital eBook Nothing will be shipped to you Works with web browsers and the VitalSource app on all Windows, Mac, Chromebook, Kindle Fire, iOS, and Android devices Most eBooks are returnable within 14 days of purchase Questions? See our eBook FAQ