Thursday 6 September 2018

Ma Yuan And Li Po

Poul Anderson, The Byworlder, V.

"...a scroll of willows, bridge, mountain captured in a few swift lines eight hundred years ago by Ma Yuan himself; the books, yes, old
Li Po, the poet who was more drunk on life, than on the wine he sang of -" (p. 57)

Guion in the Time Patrol refers to Ma Yuan, Aycharaych in the Technic History refers to Li Po and Li Po appears in the Old Phoenix.

1 comment:

Sean M. Brooks said...

Kaor, Paul!

And don't forget the appreciative, even admiring mention of G.K Chesterton by the Chinese character in THE BYWORLDER (even tho I can't recall his name).

I wonder if the Sigman appreciated Chinese art? A lot of it might be too much like the drawings that being thought ugly.

Sean