though i think the cantos is for the most part merely an experiment, the
pisan section
seems to me a masterpiece.
perhaps some of you agree, no?
ana
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From: "Douglas Barbour" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 11:48 AM
Subject: Re: Yang Lian
> That was fascinating, Alison, Thanks.
>
> Especially his notion that The Pisan Cantos only attain their true
> apotheosis in Chinese....
>
> Doug
> On 18-May-07, at 5:50 PM, Alison Croggon wrote:
>
>> Anyone who's heard Yang Lian's renditions of poetry will not doubt for a
>> moment that the sounding is as crucial as any other element.
>>
>> His take on Pound's translations is very interesting. There's an essay on
>> that in issue 9 of my ezine Masthead
>> http://www.masthead.net.au/issue9/yang.html (plus some of Lian's poems)
>> if
>> you want to read further...
>>
>> xA
>>
>>
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>>
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