The Columbia book of later Chinese poetry : Yüan, Ming, and Ch'ing dynasties (1279-1911) / translated and edited by Jonathan Chaves.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chaves, Jonathan.

Series:

Translation from the Oriental classics.

Translation from the Oriental classics

Language:

Chinese

English

Subjects (All):

Chinese poetry--Yuan dynasty, 1260-1368--Translations into English.

Chinese poetry.

Chinese poetry--Ming dynasty, 1368-1644--Translations into English.

Chinese poetry--Qing dynasty, 1644-1912--Translations into English.

English poetry--Translations from Chinese.

English poetry.

Chinese poetry--Ming dynasty.

Physical Description:

xii, 481 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, 1986.

Summary:

Jonathan Chaves makes available a vast store of rich and significant poems by both major and minor poets from China's last three dynasties. Featured are poems from the Yuan dynasty, which range from quiet landscape depictions to expansive, freely expressive works; from the Ming era, notable for its stylistic quality and its diversity; and from tte Ch'ing dynasty, known for poets who, by refusing to fit into any category, helped continue the fascinating richness of late Ming cultural life. Annotated with biographical sketches of the poets and illustrated with their paintings, this collection is an unprecedented anthology of exceptionally well translated Chinese poetry up to the twentieth century.

Notes:

Translation from Chinese.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

023106148X

0231061498

OCLC:

59146578