Vietnamese folk poetry / translated by John Balaban.
Vietnamese folk poetry / translated by John Balaban.
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Publisher
Port Townsend, Wash. : Copper Canyon Press, c2003.
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Call Numbers
N398.20959/2
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Language
English
Vietnamese
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Physical Description
Physical content
xii, 73 p. ; 21 cm.
Contents
Clear Skies, Clear Sea -- From So Mountain -- The King Star -- At the Exiled King's River Pavilion.
Linked Verses -- The Colonial Troops Transport -- The Saigon River -- The Pole at the Village Pagoda -- Coins of Van-Lich -- Leaving the Village -- Harmony in the Kingdom -- Autumn -- Love Lament -- Complaining about the Second Wife -- The Body Is Pain -- The Red Cloth -- Lullaby -- The Ship of Rede...
Publication information
Publisher
Port Townsend, Wash. : Copper Canyon Press, c2003.
Place of Publication
Washington (State)
Date Published
c2003.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"In Viet Nam, ca dao are folk poems - short lyrics passed down by word of mouth and sung without any instrumental accompaniment." "Near the end of the American war in Viet Nam, poet and translator John Balaban returned to Viet Nam to record ca dao. It is remarkable to imagine a young American traveling the countryside alone during wartime, walking...
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Full title
Vietnamese folk poetry / translated by John Balaban.
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references.
Language note
Preface and introduction in English, text is parallel English/Vietnamese.
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Call Numbers
N398.20959/2
Record Identifier
74VK2mJKj5bg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK2mJKj5bg
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ISBN
1556591861 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781556591860 (Paper Back : alk. paper)
1556591861 (Paper Back : alk. paper)
9781556591860 (pbk. : alk. paper)
DDC
398.209597
MMS ID
991017947659702626
