Nineteen Ways of Looking at Wang Wei, Week 2 of 2

[x_los]

This week, we're finishing Eliot Weinberger's "Nineteen Ways of Looking at Wang Wei". This short book discusses many ways to translate a single, brief Tang dynasty poem and the choices involved therein. This week, we'll look at the last ten poems. 

I'll reproduce the translations under discussion here, but c/ping from the pdf is not very reliable and frequently introduces errors. I'm including the text here primarily as a reference point for our discussions: I advise you to look at the book file itself for your reading.

Comments

10. Untitled

[x_los]

On the empty mountains no one can be seen,
But human voices are heard to resound.
The reflected sunlight pierces the deep forest
And falls again upon the mossy ground.

- James J.Y. Liu, 1962

Re: 10. Untitled

[x_los]

No title, huh?

Not the sense in which I normally understand New Criticism.

Good attention on their part to how these choices specifically function.

Re: 10. Untitled

[superborb]

I like the discussion here about why he doesn't like particular choices, but IDK that I necessarily agree with them??