Riprap and Cold Mountain Poems |
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Author:
| Snyder, Gary |
ISBN: | 978-1-58243-636-4 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2010 |
Publisher: | Counterpoint Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $15.95 |
Book Description:
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In 1953, Gary Snyder returned to the Bay Area and, at age 23, enrolled in graduate school at the University of California, Berkeley, to study Asian languages and culture. He intensified his study of Chinese and Japanese, and taking up the challenge of one of his professors, Chen Shih-hsiang, he began to work on translating a largely unknown poet by
In 1953, Gary Snyder returned to the Bay Area and, at age 23, enrolled in graduate school at the University of California, Berkeley, to study Asian languages and culture. He intensified his study of Chinese and Japanese, and taking up the challenge of one of his professors, Chen Shih-hsiang, he began to work on translating a largely unknown poet by