
Du Fu
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Du Fu wrote poems that engaged his contemporaries and widened the path of the lyric poet. As his society—one of the world's great civilizations—slipped from a golden age into chaos, he wrote of the uncertain course of empire, the misfortunes and pleasures of his own family, the hard lives of ordinary people, the changing seasons, and the lives of creatures who shared his environment. As the poet chases chickens around the yard, observes tear streaks on his wife's cheek, or receives a gift of some shallots from a neighbor, Young's rendering brings Du Fu's voice naturally and elegantly to life.
I sing what comes to me
in ways both old and modern
my only audience right now—
nearby bushes and trees
elegant houses stand
in an elegant row, too many
if my heart turns to ashes
then that's all right with me . . .
from "Meandering River”
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- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Du Fu's China
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Early Years in the East, 737-744
- 1. Writing Poems After Dinner at the Zuos'
- 2. On The Tower at Yanzhou
- 3. Gazing at Mount Tai
- 4. Fang's Amazing Horse
- 5. A Painting of a Falcon
- 6. A Winter Visit to the Temple of "His Mystical Majesty" North of Luoyang
- 7. Mr. Song's Deserted Villa
- 8. Visiting the Fengxian Monastery
- 9. For Li Bai
- 10-11. I Write Two Poems on the Wall at Zhang's
- 12. Feast at Stone Gate with Liu and Zheng
- 13. To Li Bai
- 14. Li Bai and I Visit the Hermit Fan
- 2. Back at the Capital, 745-750
- 15. Thinking of Li Bai on a Winter Day
- 16. What a Night!
- 17. Remembering Li Bai on a Spring Day
- 18. Answer to a Letter From My Brother About the Floods
- 19. Eight Gods of the Wine Cup
- 20. Meipi Lake
- 21. Friendship
- 22. Farewell to Kong Chaofu
- 23-24. A Summer Outing
- 25. Leyou Park
- 3. War and Rebellion, 750-755
- 26. Song of the War Carts
- 27-30. From Serving at the Front
- 31-34. From Visiting General He
- 35. New Year's Eve at Du Wei's
- 36-38. From Back at General He's
- 39. Climbing the Buddhist Pagoda
- 40-42. Meandering River
- 43. Gorgeous Women
- 44-46. Sighing Over the Autumn Rains
- 47. I Finally Get a Post
- 48. Five Hundred Words About My Journey to Fengxian
- 4. Trapped in the Capital, 756-758
- 49. Moonlight Night
- 50. The Battle at Chentao
- 51. Facing Snow
- 52. News of My Brothers
- 53. Spring Scene
- 54. Thinking of My Son
- 55. In the Abbot's Cell
- 56. The Pengya Road
- 5. Reunion and Recovery, 758-759
- 57. Jade Flower Palace
- 58-60. Qiang Village Poems
- 61. From the Journey North
- 62-63. Meandering River
- 64. Too Much Heat and Too Much Work
- 65. Dreaming of Li Bai
- 66. In the City on Business I Meet One Friend and We Spend the Night Eating and Drinking at the House of Another
- 6. On the Move, 759
- 67. Thinking of My Brothers on a Moonlit Night
- 68-71. Qinzhou Poems
- 72. Thirty Bundles of Shallots
- 73. Abbot Zan
- 74. New Moon
- 75. Looking Out at the Plain
- 76. She Thinks of Him While Pounding Laundry
- 77. The Cricket
- 78. Leaving Qinzhou
- 79-85. The Tonggu Songs
- 86. Leaving Tonggu
- 7. Thatched cottage, 759-762
- 87. Chengdu City
- 88. Siting a House
- 89. I Become a Farmer
- 90. River Village
- 91. Poling a Skiff
- 92. A Guest
- 93. Retirement
- 94. I Am a Madman
- 95. An Autumn Storm and Our Thatched Roof
- 96. Rain on a Spring Night
- 97-103. Seven for the Flowers Near the River
- 104-112. Random Feelings
- 113. Sundown Song
- 8. More Disruptions, 762-765
- 114. At Fengji Station: Second Farewell to Yan Wu
- 115. Song of My Friendship with Vice Prefect Yan
- 116. Sent to Be Written on the Wall of My Thatched Cottage
- 117. Good News About the War
- 118. Two Swallows
- 119. Saying Good-Bye at Fang Guan's Grave
- 120. Climbing the Tower
- 121. Spending the Night at Headquarters
- 122. Weary Night
- 123-126. From Spring in the River Village
- 9. East to Kuizhou, 765-766
- 127. Farewell to Mr. Zhang
- 128. Moving to Kuizhou City
- 129. The Women Who Gather Firewood
- 130. The Tied-Up Chickens
- 131. Song for an Ancient Cypress
- 132. Overnight at the River Pavilion
- 133. Watching the Rain From the West Apartment
- 134-141. Autumn Thoughts
- 142. Filling in the Time
- 143. A Parrot
- 144. Night at the West Apartment
- 145. Old and Sick
- 10. The Gentleman Farmer, 767-768
- 146-147. Spring
- 148. Watching Fireflies
- 149-153. Five Poems on the Autumn Fields
- 154-155. Back and Forth Between Nang-West and East Village
- 156. Thinking About My Brother
- 157. September Full Moon
- 158. Note for Mr. Wu
- 159. From a Height
- 160. Drunk, I Fell Off My Horse
- 161. Deaf
- 162-163. Thoughts and Feelings
- 164. Giving Away My Orchard
- 11. Last Days
- 165. Night Thoughts Traveling
- 166. Drinking in the Library
- 167. Mourning Li Zhifang
- 168. Yueyang Tower
- 169. White Horse
- 170. Ready to Go
- Acknowledgments
- Selected Bibliography
- A Note About the Translator
- Other Books by This Author
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