Stone Lake: The Poetry of Fan Chengda 1126–1193 (Cambridge Studies in Chinese History, Literature and Institutions)

Stone Lake is the first translation and study in a Western language of the poetry of Fan Chengda, one of the most famous Chinese poets of the twelfth century. For the nonspecialist reader the main attraction of the book will be the translations of Fan Chengda's poetry, which make up almost half of the text, and includes poems on such familiar themes as the Chinese countryside, peasant life, Buddhism, and growing old. The more technical part of the book contains a biography of the poet, a discussion of his affiliation with poets of the generation before him, a detailed analysis of his style, and discussion of the major themes of his work. This work is the first representative sampling of Fan's work in any Western language. Stone Lake is a translation and study of the poetry of Fan Chengda (1126-1193), one of the most famous Chinese poets of the twelfth century. For the non-specialist reader the main attraction of this 1992 book will be the translations from an extensive body of Fan Chengda's poetry, which make up almost half of the text, and includes poems on such familiar themes as the Chinese countryside, peasant life, Buddhism and growing old. The more technical part of the book contains a biography of the poet, a discussion of his affiliation with poets of the generation before him such as Lu You and Yang Wanli, a detailed analysis of his style, and discussion of the major themes of his work Stone Lake is a translation and study of the poetry of Fan Chengda, one of the most famous Chinese poets. Along with translations of Fan Chengda's poetry, this 1992 book also contains a biography of the poet and a discussion of his relationship with poets of the generation before him, and discussion of the major themes of his work. Fan Chengda was born on the fourth day of the sixth lunar month, 1126 (Western calendar, June 26, 1126) in Pingjiang , Wu District , near the city of Suzhou (Soochow) in modern Jiangsu Province.