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.

Du Shenyan
杜審言
Du Shenyan, painted by Kanō Tsunenobu in the 18th century.
Born645
Died708 (aged 62–63)
Occupation(s)Poet, politician
ChildrenDu Xian
Du Bing
Du Zhuan
Du Deng
RelativesDu Fu (grandson)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDù Shěnyán
Wade–GilesTu Shen-yen
Bijian
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBìjiǎn

Biography

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Du 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

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Du 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

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  1. ^ a b c Wu, 42
  2. ^ Luo Yuming A Concise History of Chinese Literature, p. 269

References

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  • Wu, John C. H. (1972). The Four Seasons of Tang Poetry. Rutland, Vermont: Charles E.Tuttle. ISBN 978-0-8048-0197-3
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