The Mountain Poems of Meng Hao-Jan

by Meng Hao-jan, David Hinton, David Hinton

The first full flowering of Chinese poetry occurred in the illustrious T'ang Dynasty, and at the beginning of this renaissance stands Meng Hao-jan (689-740 c.e.), esteemed elder to a long line of China's greatest poets. Deeply influenced by Ch'an (Zen) Buddhism, Meng was the first to make poetry from the Ch'an insight that deep understanding lies beyond words. The result was a strikingly distilled language that opened new inner depths, non-verbal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0972869239
• ISBN13: 9780972869232
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Archipelago Books
• Length: 81 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 8.1"