Archie Barnes (1931–2002)
Forfatter af Chinese Through Poetry
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- 1931
- Dødsdag
- 2002
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- Nationalitet
- England
UK - Bopæl
- Surrey, England, UK
- Uddannelse
- University of London (School of Oriental and African Studies)
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- translator
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I have quibbles with some of the translation word choices and over specification of information to make the poems fit English grammar. The book has a subsection on "optional precision", so I suspect the translation over specifies for the sake of the beginning reader.
A good grounding in formal grammar and English grammar will help immensely in reading this book. Otherwise, a some sections comparing English and Chinese grammar are heavy going.
While I know nothing of either grammar or poetry in general, this book seems an excellent introduction to Chinese language and Chinese poetry.… (mere)