Du Shenyan
Du Shenyan | |||||||||
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杜審言 | |||||||||
 Du Shenyan, painted by Kanō Tsunenobu in the 18th century. | |||||||||
| Born | 645 | ||||||||
| Died | 708 (aged 62–63) | ||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Poet, politician | ||||||||
| Children | Du Xian Du Bing Du Zhuan Du Deng | ||||||||
| Relatives | Du Fu (grandson) | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 杜審言 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 杜审言 | ||||||||
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| Bijian | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 必簡 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 必简 | ||||||||
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Du Shenyan (Wade–Giles: Tu Shen-yen, ca. 645–708[1][2]) was a Chinese poet and politician. He was a poet of the early Tang dynasty, and one of whose poems was collected in the popular anthology Three Hundred Tang Poems.
Biography
Du Shenyan was born around 646 and lived into his sixties. He was a poet, calligrapher (none of which is known to survive), and the grandfather of the famous poet Du Fu.[1]
Poetry
Du Shenyan is perhaps best known for his one poem which is included in the Three Hundred Tang Poems, translated by Witter Bynner as "On a Walk in the Early Spring Harmonizing a Poem By my Friend Lu Stationed at Changzhou". A total of Forty-three of his poems survive.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c Wu, 42
- ^ Luo Yuming A Concise History of Chinese Literature, p. 269
References
- Wu, John C. H. (1972). The Four Seasons of Tang Poetry. Rutland, Vermont: Charles E.Tuttle. ISBN 978-0-8048-0197-3
External links
- Works by Du Shenyan at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
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