![]() ![]() The selection procedure followed a thematic criterium whose predominant concern was to establish a particular homogeneity within a much larger poetical corpus.ĭue to my insufficient knowledge of the Chinese language I am deliberately not addressing the formal structure of the selected group of poems. ![]() This short essay analyses a group of poems by Wang Wei written during the eighth century. ![]() His strong attachment to the ideas of chan Buddhism and even of Daoism transpire with deep resonance from within the context of his poems. His poetical work is imbued by deep philosophical thoughts expressed by a complex semantic structure, the ultimately revealing character of the author as a man of singular ideas and pure simplicity. Recognized in life as a man of multiple talents, historically he gradually acquired the reputation of the ideal personification of a literati - the Chinese equivalent of an European humanist. He was a good friend of the poet Pei Di with whom he shared strong intellectual affinities. ![]() After successfully passing the Imperial Examination and having been awarded the jingshi grade, Wang Wei (☇01-†761), a famous poet of the Tang dynasty (618-907AD), became a civil servant and was posted to several remote locations.Ī fervent Buddhist, he studied closely the sacred texts. ![]()
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