But let's focus on the nature and the wine, shall we? It may be all that's left after next week's election.įrom the first part of the collection covering the early years: And, unfortunately due to his time in China (701-762), war. Hong Kong: Joint Sun Publishing Co., 1990.Sometimes, especially when you're of a mood, and especially if it's POLITICS which has made you of a mood, you need to reach into the Timeless Shelf and get yourself some Li-Po (Li-Bai). “Tang’s Golden Age.” In: Random Talks on Classical Chinese Poetry. New York: New Directions Publishing, 1996. Translator Rewi Alley agrees, saying Li Bai “had a magic touch which took men high above the mundane affairs of life.” His fellow poet Du Fu (Tu Fu) praised him, saying that his name would survive for 10,000 years. Li Bai’s masterpieces are his Yueh Fu, songs, which exemplify his romantic style and celebrate his carefree spirit and his love for both wine and lovely women.
This otherworldliness in his poetry has gained Li Bai the title of “Poetic Immortal.” His disregard for convention reveals itself in the free style and lack of rules in the structure of his poetry. You ask why I dwell in the green hills Smiling, I reply not, heart in peace. An example of a poem containing Daoist imagery is “Dialogue in the Mountains,” in which Li Bai describes his love of nature: His poems also reflect the influence of the Chinese philosophy of Daoism (Taoism). Some of his most moving poems deal with the sadness that results from the separation of friends. The main themes of his poetry are beautiful women and friendship. Of Li Bai’s 20,000 poems, only 1,600 survive. He later died of sickness at Tangtu, in modern Anhui, when he was 61. For a brief time, Li Bai enjoyed the favor of Emperor Xuanzhong (Hsuan-tsung) and lived in the palace until his involvement in political intrigue resulted in his banishment to the southwest. He traveled extensively during his lifetime, and his easygoing personality enabled him to make many friends wherever he went. Li Bai wrote poetry for a living, and his greatest supporters were members of the official class. When he turned five years old, he was brought back to Jiangyu (Chi-angyu) County in Sichuan (Szechuan), where he spent most of his boyhood and youth until he turned 18. Li Bai was born in Sujab, near Lake Balkash in then-Chinese Central Asia.
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