170 Chinese Poems

170 Chinese Poems

A Hundred and Seventy Chinese PoemsIn making this book I have tried to avoid poems which have...
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170 Chinese Poems

170 Chinese Poems

$223.88 $15.10

170 Chinese Poems

$223.88 $15.10
Author: Waley, Arthur,1889-1966
Format: eBook
Language: English

A Hundred and Seventy Chinese Poems

In making this book I have tried to avoid poems which have been translated before. A hundred and forty of those I have chosen have not been translated by any one else. The remaining thirty odd I have included in many cases because the previous versions were full of mistakes; in others, because the works in which they appeared are no longer procurable. Moreover, they are mostly in German, a language with which my readers may not all be acquainted. With some hesitation I have included literal versions of six poems (three of the Seventeen Old Poems, Autumn Wind, Li Fu-jn, and On the Death of his Father) already skilfully rhymed by Professor Giles in Chinese Poetry in English Verse. They were too typical to omit; and a comparison of the two renderings may be of interest. Some of these translations have appeared in the Bulletin of the School of Oriental Studies, in the New Statesman, in the Little Review (Chicago), and in Poetry (Chicago). Those who wish to assure themselves that they will lose nothing by ignoring Chinese literature, often ask the question: Have the Chinese a Homer, an Aeschylus, a Shakespeare or Tolstoy? The answer must be that China has no epic and no dramatic literature of importance. The novel exists and has merits, but never became the instrument of great writers. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 42290
Author: Waley, Arthur
Release Date: Mar 10, 2013
Format: eBook
Language: English

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