CHI 238 CHINESE POETRY & AMER LEGACIES

An introduction to classical and contemporary Chinese poetry and how it works in English translation and re-incarnation. Authors may include Tang poets such as Li Bai (or Li Po), Wang Wei, Bai Juyi (or Po Chu-i), Han Shan (or Cold Mountain) and contemporary post-Cultural Revolution "Misty" poets such as Bei Dao, Gu Cheng and Duoduo. The influence of the translation of classical Chinese poetry on modern American poets, the contrast and connection between contemporary and classical Chinese poetry, the problems and politics of translation, the prospect of a renewed dialogue and cross-fertilization between Chinese and American poetries.