ISBN: 9781556591488 - spring essence: the poetry of hô xuân huong (24 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: good. Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly. …

Paperback. Zustand: Good. This major cultural and historical event features ancient Vietnames script and translations by premier American poet.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Second Printing. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages. paperback.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Third Printing. Languages: Vietnamese and English facing-page dual text. Vietnamese is written both in Chinese characters and the Roman alphabet. Clean, crisp, bright; no owners' marks; except for a short, light bend across the bottom right front corner of the soft cover and tiny points of wear at corners, as new.…

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Condition Notes: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Third printing. 134 pp. 8vo, perfect-bound in wrappers. Trilingual edition, with texts in Nom script, modern Vietnamese transliteration, and English. Slightly bumped at heel of spine; covers very slightly worn. Internally fine.

Zustand: New. In English.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 140 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Softcover. Zustand: Fine. First Edition. First edition. Text in Ch? Nôm, Vietnamese, and English. Fine in pictorial wrappers. Inscribed by Balaban to poet Daniel Hoffman on the half-title page. Signed.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Featured on NPR's 'Fresh Air''Sometimes books really do change the world. This one will set in motion a project that may transform Vietnamese culture.'-Utne ReaderHo Xuan Huongwhose name translates as 'Spring Essence'is one of the most important and popular poets in Vietnam. A concubine, she became renowned for her poetic skills, writing subtly risque poems which used double entendre and sexual innuendo as a vehicle for social, religious, and political commentary.The publication of Spring Essence is a major historical and cultural event. It features a 'tri-graphic' presentation of English translations alongside both the modern Vietnamese alphabet and the nearly extinct calligraphic Nom writing system, the hand-drawn calligraphy in which Ho Xuan Huong originally wrote her poems. It represents the first time that this calligraphythe carrier of Vietnamese culture for over a thousand yearswill be printed using moveable type. From the technology demonstrated in this book scholars worldwide can begin to recover an important part of Vietnam's literary history. Meanwhile, readers of all interests will be fascinated by the poetry of Ho Xuan Huong, and the scholarship of John Balaban.'It's not every day that a poet gets to save a language, although some might argue that is precisely the point of poetry.' Publishers Weekly'Move over, Sappho and Emily Dickinson.' Providence Sunday Journal'In the simple landscape of daily objects-jackfruit, river snails, a loom, a chess set, and perhaps most famously a paper fanHo found metaphors for sex, which turned into trenchant indictments of the plight of women and the arrogance, hypocrisy and corruption of men. Balaban's deft translations are a beautiful and significant contribution to the West's growing awareness of Vietnam's splendid literary heritage.'The New York Times Book Review'Hanoi is a city of poets, and one of my favorites is Ho Xuan Huong, whose daring and thought-provoking poems have been translated and published in 'Spring Essence: The Poetry of Ho Xuan Huong'' The New York TimesThe translator, John Balaban, was twice a National Book Award finalist for his own poetry and is one of the preeminent American authorities on Vietnamese literature. During the war Balaban served as a conscientious objector, working to bring war-injured children better medical care. He later returned to Vietnam to record folk poetry. Like Alan Lomax's pioneering work in American music, Balaban was to first to record Vietnam's oral tradition. This important work led him to the poetry of Hôocirc; Xuân Huong.Ngo Than Nhan, a computational linguist from NYU's Courant Institute of Mathematics, has digitized the ancient Nom calligraphy.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Spring Essence | The Poetry of Hô Xuân Huong | Hô Xuân Huong | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2000 | Copper Canyon Press | EAN 9781556591488 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Featured on NPR's 'Fresh Air''Sometimes books really do change the world. This one will set in motion a project that may transform Vietnamese culture.'Utne ReaderHo Xuan Huongwhose name translates as 'Spring Essence'is one of the most important and popular poets in Vietnam. A concubine, she became renowned for her poetic skills, writing subtly risque poems which used double entendre and sexual innuendo as a vehicle for social, religious, and political commentary.The publication of Spring Essence is a major historical and cultural event. It features a 'tri-graphic' presentation of English translations alongside both the modern Vietnamese alphabet and the nearly extinct calligraphic Nom writing system, the hand-drawn calligraphy in which Ho Xuan Huong originally wrote her poems. It represents the first time that this calligraphythe carrier of Vietnamese culture for over a thousand yearswill be printed using moveable type. From the technology demonstrated in this book scholars worldwide can begin to recover an important part of Vietnam's literary history. Meanwhile, readers of all interests will be fascinated by the poetry of Ho Xuan Huong, and the scholarship of John Balaban.'It's not every day that a poet gets to save a language, although some might argue that is precisely the point of poetry.' Publishers Weekly'Move over, Sappho and Emily Dickinson.' Providence Sunday Journal'In the simple landscape of daily objectsjackfruit, river snails, a loom, a chess set, and perhaps most famously a paper fanHo found metaphors for sex, which turned into trenchant indictments of the plight of women and the arrogance, hypocrisy and corruption of men. Balaban's deft translations are a beautiful and significant contribution to the West's growing awareness of Vietnam's splendid literary heritage.'The New York Times Book Review"Hanoi is a city of poets, and one of my favorites is Ho Xuan Huong, whose daring and thought-provoking poems have been translated and published in 'Spring Essence: The Poetry of Ho Xuan Huong'' The New York TimesThe translator, John Balaban, was twice a National Book Award finalist for his own poetry and is one of the preeminent American authorities on Vietnamese literature. During the war Balaban served as a conscientious objector, working to bring war-injured children better medical care. He later returned to Vietnam to record folk poetry. Like Alan Lomax's pioneering work in American music, Balaban was to first to record Vietnam's oral tradition. This important work led him to the poetry of Hô Xuân Huong.Ngo Than Nhan, a computational linguist from NYU's Courant Institute of Mathematics, has digitized the ancient Nom calligraphy. 152 pp. Englisch.…