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Orpheus The Song of Life Ann Wroe The captivating "history" of the figure of Orpheus, his enduring legacy as the force and muse of creation itself. In this extraordinary work, Ann Wroe goes in search of Orpheus, tracing the man and through the myriad versions of a fantastical life. The Poetry of Zen A Zen poem is nothing other than an expression of the enlightened mind, a handful of simple words that disappear beneath the moment of insight to which it bears witness. Poetry has been an essential aid to Zen Buddhist practice from the dawn of... The Chinese Written Character as a Medium for Poetry Ernest Fenollosa, Ezra Pound This important and much-disputed essay edited by Ezra Pound from the manuscript of Ernest Fenollosa (and published in Instigations, London, 1920) has since gone through several editions, despite the ridicule of such sinologists as Professor George...