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Chinese Poems

Arthur Waley author The Arthur Waley Estate author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:11th May '11

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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.

'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

ISBN: 9780415612661

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 400g

216 pages