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Geoffrey R. Waters

ジェフリー・アール・ウォーターズ

Jefurī R. Wōtāzu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1948
Died
2007-05 （Glendale, California） age 59
Nationality
United States
Languages
English, Chinese
Residence History
Glendale, California

Career

Occupations
poet, translator, Field Artillery officer, senior vice president
Active Years
1985-2007

Education

Vanderbilt University
history and Chinese
Degree: BA
Country: United States
Indiana University
finance, Classical Chinese
Degree: MBA, PhD
Country: United States

Awards

Willis Barnstone Translation Prize
2007
Work: White Crane: Love Songs of the Sixth Dalai Lama
Organization: Evansville Review
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Three Elegies of Ch'u: an Introduction to the Traditional Interpretation of the Ch'u Tz'u

1985 academic book

Bibliography

  • Three Elegies of Ch'u: an Introduction to the Traditional Interpretation of the Ch'u Tz'u
  • White Crane: Love Songs of the Sixth Dalai Lama
  • The Song of Endless Sorrow (Bo Juyi)
  • Broken Willow: the Complete Poems of Yu Xuanji

Translations by Author

  • Du Fu as Literary Critic: “Six Quatrains Written in Jest”
  • Thinking of a Way Home: A Song; Sent to the Ch-an Master Wu-Hsiang
  • White Crane: Love Songs of the Sixth Dalai Lama
  • The Song of Endless Sorrow (Bo Juyi)
  • Broken Willow: the Complete Poems of Yu Xuanji

Health

  • heart attack
    2007年5月
    fatal

Legacy

Known as an American poet and distinguished translator of classical Chinese poetry. Awarded the Willis Barnstone Translation Prize in 2007.