Facing the Snow (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Du Fu
- First Published: 756
- Type of Work: Lyric
- Genres: Poetry, Lyric poetry
- Subjects: Ghosts or apparitions, War, Storms, China or Chinese people, Snow, Weather
The Poem
Two of Du Fu’s poems bear the title “Facing the Snow.” One was written in late 756; the other, two years before his death in 770. The later poem essentially deals with the arrival of the northern snow, the inclement weather it brings, and the fact that although the poet is penniless, his reputation allows him to buy on credit as much wine as he pleases. The earlier poem, however, to be discussed below, has been translated more frequently and is better known. Full of anxiety and tension, it is also a much more engaging poem.
“Facing the Snow” was...
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