The poetry proves again that stereotypes mislead. Chinese verse is supposedly cool and distant, detached and dispassionate. The opposite seems true; poets are exalted or downcast, drunk with wine or, in the case of women, frankly sensuous....Nothing stands still in this the wind blows the trees, the lake water ripples and the ever-present road runs in and out of the hills. America This book (originally published in 1972 by The Seabury Press as The Orchid Boat ) is the first representative collection of the poetry of Chinese women to appear in English. Unlike Japan with its long tradition of women writers, poetry by women did not become fashionable in China until the Ch'ing dynasty (1644-1911), although poems from earlier centuries that do in fact survive will quickly dispel any stereotyped views. Included here are samplings from the legendary earliest poetry of courtesans, palace women, and Tao priestesses to works by contemporary Chinese women living in both the East and West. Appendixes include notes on the poems, an introductory essay on Chinese women and literature, a table of historical periods, and a bibliography.

Rexroth, Kenneth, 1905-1982; Zhong, Ling, 1945-

Kenneth Rexroth; Ling Zhong

New York: Published for J. Laughlin by New Directions Pub. Corp.

New directions paperbook, 2nd print, New York, 1982

New Directions paperbook, New York, 1982, ©1972

United States, United States of America

Reissue ed., 1982-02-17

New York, 1982, c1972

Reissue ed., PS, 1982

November 1990

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Bibliography: p. 148-150.
Previously published as: The Orchid boat. 1972.

"This book (originally published in 1972 by The Seabury Press as The Orchid Boat) is the first representative collection of the poetry of Chinese women to appear in English. Unlike Japan with its long tradition of women writers, poetry by women did not become fashionable in China until the Ch'ing dynasty (1644-1911), although poems from earlier centuries that do in fact survive will quickly dispel any stereotyped views. Included here are samplings from the legendary earliest poetry of courtesans, palace women, and Tao priestesses to works by contemporary Chinese women living in both the East and West."--Back cover

Previously published as: The Orchid boat. 1972
Bibliography: p. 148-150

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