A Little Primer of Tu Fu

By David Hawkes

1987; 1994; 2001
xii + 243 pages
ISBN 962-7255-02-5

Order

Table of Contents

AUTHOR’S INTRODUCTION ix
1. On a Prospect of T’ai-shan (Wàng yuè) 1
2. Ballad of the Army Carts (Bīng-chē xíng) 5
3. Ballad of Lovely Women (Lì-rén xíng) 18
4. Moonlit Night (Yuè-yè) 28
5. The Unfortunate Prince (Āi wáng-sūn) 33
6. Spring Scene (Chūn wàng)
45
7. By the Lake (Āi jiāng-tóu) 49
8. Spring Night in the Imperial Chancellery (Chūn sù zuǒ-shěng) 56
9. Sad Memories (Zhì-dé èr-zǎi … yǒu bēi wǎng-shì) 60
10. To the Recluse Wei Pa (Zèng Wèi Bā chǔ-shì) 66
11. Thinking of My Brothers on a Moonlit Night (Yuè-yè yì shè-dì) 73
12. A Fine Lady (Jiā-rén) 78
13. Dreaming of Li Po (1) (Mèng Lǐ Bó) 87
14. Dreaming of Li Po (2) (Mèng Lǐ Bó) 93
15. Thoughts of Li Po from the World’s End (Tiān-mò huái Lǐ Bó) 99
16. The Chancellor of Shu (Shǔ xiàng) 103
17. The Guest (Kè zhì) 109
18. A Second Farewell at the Feng-chi Post-station to His Grace the Duke of Cheng (Fèng-jì yì chóng sòng Yán gōng sì yùn) 113
19. On Learning of the Recovery of Honan and Hopei by the Imperial Army (Wén guān-jūn shōu Hé-nán Hé-běi) 117
20. Leave-taking at the Grave of Grand Marshal Fang (Bié Fáng-tài-wèi mù) 121
21. On the Tower (Dēng lóu) 125
22. A Night at Headquarters (Sù fǔ) 129
23. A Song of Painting. To General Ts’ao Pa (Dān-qīng yǐn—Zèng Cáo jiāng-jūn Bà) 133
24. On Seeing a Horse-painting by Ts’ao Pa in the House of the Recorder Wei Feng (Wèi Fèng lù-shì zhái guān Cáo jiāng-jūn huà mǎ-tú) 145
25. Ballad of the Old Cypress (Gǔ bó xíng) 156
26. For the Admonisher, Han Chu (Jì Hán jiàn-yì Zhù) 165
27. Thoughts on an Ancient Site (1) (Yǒng huái gǔ-jì) 174
28. Thoughts on an Ancient Site (2) (Yǒng huái gǔ-jì) 178
29. Night at West House (Gé yè) 181
30. The Eight Formations (Bā zhèn tú) 185
31. On Seeing a Pupil of Kung-sun Dance the Chien-ch’i.—A Ballad (Guān Gōng-sūn dà-niáng dì-zǐ wǔ jiàn-qì xíng) 188
32. Thoughts Written While Travelling at Night (Lǚ yè shū huái) 200
33. From a Height (Dēng gāo) 203
34. On Yo-yang Tower (Dēng Yuē-yáng lóu) 206
35. On Meeting Li Kuei-nien in the South (Jiāng-nán féng Lǐ Guī-nián) 210
VOCABULARY 213
INDEX 239