Chinese Poems

by The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley

Overview

First published in 1946.
Here in one volume is a collection of Arthur Waley's translations of Chinese poetry. The book includes some poems from The Book of Songs and 170 Chinese Poems, More Translations and The Temple. Some old translations have been revised and new notes and explanatory material added.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415612661
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/11/2011
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 From the Book of Songs; Chapter 2 The Great Summons; Chapter 3 Poverty; Chapter 4 Seventeen Old Poems; Chapter 5 The Bones of Chuang Tzu2The great Taoist philosopher; see my Three Ways of Thought in Ancient China, 1939.; Chapter 6 The Little Cart;

Editorial Reviews

'A book full of beautiful things, with an admirable foreword.' - The Daily Mail

'...he accommodates the deep with the trivial; he delicately, coolly enchants...' - The New Statesman

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