Ezra Pound's "Cathay"

Wai-lim Yip's study of Ezra Pound’s translation of the difficult __Cathay__ poems also includes a discussion of the problems of translation from Chinese in general, and the effort by Pound in these poems in particular. Mr. Yip links Pound’s principles of translation to his late pre-Raphaelite background, and shows in considerable detail his techniques in translating the __Cathay__ poems. Originally published in 1969. The **Princeton Legacy Library** uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Wai-lim Yip's study of Ezra Pound's translation of the difficult Cathay poems also includes a discussion of the problems of translation from Chinese in general, and the effort by Pound in these poems in particular. Mr. Yip links Pound's principles of translation to his late pre-Raphaelite background, and shows in considerable detail his techniques in translating the Cathay poems. Originally published in 1969. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905 PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ONE. The Chinese Poem: Some Aspects of the Problem of Syntax in Translation TWO. Precision or Suggestion: Prc-Cathay Obsessions THREE. His "Maestria" in Translation: Limitations and Breakthrough FOUR. In Search of Forms of Consciousness The Topoi of the "Complaint of the Frontier Guard" Complaint of the Estranged Wife: Ironical Play The Platonic Form of the Poem Graphic Ironical Play: Permanence vs. Impermanence A "Poundian" Poem Summing Up APPENDIX ONE. From the Fenollosa Notebooks APPENDIX TWO. Cathay Retranslated SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEXES The author tries to look into Ezra Pound's mind as a poet and learn the concepts and techniques of Pound at the time Pound translated the Cathay poems from Chinese to English