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.
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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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Biography
editDu 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
editDu 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
editReferences
edit- Wu, John C. H. (1972). The Four Seasons of Tang Poetry. Rutland, Vermont: Charles E.Tuttle. ISBN 978-0-8048-0197-3
External links
edit- Works by Du Shenyan at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
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