두보 (杜甫, 712-770)

두보는 당나라 때의 시인이다. 중국 고대 시에 지대한 영향을 미쳐 시성(詩聖)이라 부르며, 그의 작품은 시사(詩史)라 부른다. 이백과 함께 이두라고도 일컬으며, 그 당시 정의가 없는 경제구조로 고통받는 민중들의 고단한 삶을 시로 묘사한 민중시인이다.

Du Fu (712-770)

Du Fu was a prominent Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty. Along with Li Bai (Li Po), he is frequently called the greatest of the Chinese poets. His greatest ambition was to serve his country as a successful civil servant, but he proved unable to make the necessary accommodations. His life, like the whole country, was devastated by the An Lushan Rebellion of 755, and his last 15 years were a time of almost constant unrest.