Archie Barnes (1931–2002)
Auteur van Chinese Through Poetry
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Algemene kennis
- Geboortedatum
- 1931
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2002
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- England
UK - Woonplaatsen
- Surrey, England, UK
- Opleiding
- University of London (School of Oriental and African Studies)
- Beroepen
- translator
lecturer
Leden
Besprekingen
Statistieken
- Werken
- 2
- Leden
- 39
- Populariteit
- #376,657
- Waardering
- 4.6
- Besprekingen
- 1
- ISBNs
- 2
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.… (meer)