Cathay by Unknown
Loyal Books
The Cathay poems appeared in a slim volume in 1915. They are, in effect, Ezra Pound’s English translations/ interpretations from notebooks written by the Japanese scholar Ernest Fenollosa. Pound, not knowing any Chinese or Japanese at all, promptly created a new and somewhat complex style of translation, as he had done with words from several other languages. The Cathay poems are primarily written by the Chinese poet Li Po, refered to throughout these translations as Rihaku, the Japanese form of his name. These poems came to have a profound influence on 20th Century poetry, spawning, among other things, the Imagist movement, and helped in the generation of widespread interest in Asian literature and thought. Also included in this collection are two poems from Pound’s 1912 collection Ripostes. “The Seafarer” is another of Pound’s experiments in translation, this one from the Anglo-Saxon.
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How many episodes does Cathay by Unknown have?
Cathay by Unknown currently has 17 episodes available.
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The podcast is about Poetry, Podcasts, Books, Audiobook and Arts.
What is the most popular episode on Cathay by Unknown?
The episode title 'Song of the Bowmen of Shu' is the most popular.
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The average episode length on Cathay by Unknown is 3 minutes.
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Episodes of Cathay by Unknown are typically released every day.
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The first episode of Cathay by Unknown was released on Dec 17, 2023.
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