A Translation of Selected Poems by Du Mu

This book comprises a selection of 168 poems from the extant 514 poems by Du Mu (803-852), a distinguished poet of the Tang dynasty in China, and it is the first poetry anthology which translates Du Mu’s work from Chinese into English. The author, Zhang Zhizhong, as a poet and prolific translator, is sensitive to the poetic nuances in Chinese poems, which ensures his success in rendering them into English. Zhang’s view on poetry translation can be summarized as follows: spirit over form. This philosophy is embodied in the present collection. The book will be of interest to those studying Chinese culture in general, and Chinese poetry in particular.