Gao Shi

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Gao Shi (Chinese: 高適; pinyin: Gāo​ Shì; Wade–Giles: Kao Shih, died 765[1]), was a poet of the Tang Dynasty, and some of whose poems were collected in the popular anthology Three Hundred Tang Poems.

Born into an impoverished family in Hunan Province, Gao eventually became a secretary in the military, enjoying a successful career.[2]

Gao Shi was one of the competitors in the famous wine shop competition along with Wang Zhihuan and Wang Changling.

Notes

  1. ^ date of death from Wu, 224
  2. ^ Red Pine. Poems of the Masters, p. 38. Copper Canyon Press, 2003.

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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