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A Hundred and Seventy Chinese Poems

Arthur Waley

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This small anthology brought classical Chinese poetry to English readers in a new way. Its first part ranges over many centuries, including poems by Tao…

Catalogue details

Author
Arthur Waley
Category
Poetry
Language
English
Source
Project Gutenberg

About this book

This small anthology brought classical Chinese poetry to English readers in a new way. Its first part ranges over many centuries, including poems by Tao Yuanming (T'ao Ch'ien), who gave up office to farm, drink wine and write about his garden, while the second is devoted to the Tang poet Bai Juyi (Po Chü-i), with his simple, humorous poems about growing old and going bald, drinking with friends, his years in exile and the sufferings of ordinary people.

Context and significance

Arthur Waley (1889–1966), a largely self-taught scholar who worked at the British Museum and never visited China, published the book in 1918, translating into plain, rhythmic English without rhyme, and it had a deep influence on modern poetry in English. Compare The Analects and the Tao Teh King.

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