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The Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry: From Early Times to the Thirteenth Century

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The Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry: From Early Times to the Thirteenth Century - Watson, Burton (Editor)
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The Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry presents translations of more than 420 poems by 96 poets drawn from the great ages of Chinese poetry. It includes selections from the Book of Odes , the oldest anthology of Chinese poetry compiled around the seventh century B.C., and covers the succeeding generations down to the end of the Sung dynasty in A.D. 1279. A general introduction discusses the major characteristics and forms of traditional Chinese poetry, while introductory essays to the individual chapters outline the history ...

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The Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry: From Early Times to the Thirteenth Century 1987, Columbia University Press, New York

ISBN-13: 9780231056830

Revised edition

Trade paperback

The Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry: From Early Times to the Thirteenth Century 1984, Columbia University Press, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9780231056823

Chinese

Hardcover