Three Tang Dynasty Poets, Wei
- Publisher: Penguin
- ISBN: 9780141398204
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'Can I bear to leave these blue hills?'
A generous selection from three of the greatest and most enjoyable of Chinese poets
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Wang Wei (roughly 699-761). Wang Wei's Poems is available in Penguin Classics. Li Po (701-762). Tu Fu (712-770). Li Po and Tu Fu is available in Penguin Classics.
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