Qiu Wei (, 694–789? was a Chinese poet of the

Tang Dynasty The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, t= ), or Tang Empire, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907 AD, with an Zhou dynasty (690–705), interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dyn ...

, with one of his poems being included in the famous anthology ''

Three Hundred Tang Poems The ''Three Hundred Tang Poems'' () is an anthology of poems from the Chinese Tang dynasty (618–907). It was first compiled around 1763 by Sun Zhu (1722–1778Yu, 64–65), who was a Qing Dynasty scholar and was also known as Hengtang Tuishi ( ...

''.

Poetry

Qiu Wei's poetic career coincided with the major flourishing of the

Tang poetry Tang poetry () refers to poetry written in or around the time of or in the characteristic style of China's Tang dynasty, (June 18, 618 – June 4, 907, including the 690–705 reign of Wu Zetian) and/or follows a certain style, often considered as ...

styles; within which, he was grouped in with the Fields and Gardens Poets Group (田园诗派), along with such poets as

Meng Haoran Meng Haoran (; 689/691–740) was a major Tang dynasty poet, and a somewhat older contemporary of Wang Wei, Li Bai and Du Fu. Despite his brief pursuit of an official career, Meng Haoran mainly lived in and wrote about the area in which he was ...

, Wang Wei,

Chang Jian Chang Jian (, early part 8th centuryWu, 223), and whose name, especially in older English transliteration, appears as "Ch'ang Chien", was a poet of the Tang Dynasty, and two of whose poems were collected in the popular anthology ''Three Hundred Tang ...

, and

Pei Di Pei Di () was a Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty, approximate year of birth 714, with one work included in the popular ''Three Hundred Tang Poems''. Pei Di was a contemporary of Wang Wei, although younger by fifteen years. Pei Di has twenty pres ...

. He had one poem collected in ''Three Hundred Tang Poems''; which is a five-character old-style ('' Gushi'')Watson, 116 of

Classical Chinese poetry form Classical Chinese poetry forms are Poetry#Forms, poetry forms or modes which typify the traditional Chinese poetry, Chinese poems written in Literary Chinese or Classical Chinese. Classical Chinese poetry has various characteristic forms, some ...

, translated by

Witter Bynner Harold Witter Bynner (August 10, 1881 – June 1, 1968), also known by the pen name Emanuel Morgan, was an American poet and translator. He was known for his long residence in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and association with other literary figures ther ...

as "AFTER MISSING THE RECLUSE ON THE WESTERN MOUNTAIN".

Notes

References

* Watson, Burton (1971). ''CHINESE LYRICISM: Shih Poetry from the Second to the Twelfth Century''. New York: Columbia University Press.

External links

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