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The Life and Times of Po Chü-i

Arthur Waley

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Description:Mr. Waley here gives the biographical background to the many poems of Po Chü-i (a.d. 772-846) that he has translated in previous books, and traces the connection between his literary career and the disturbed political life of the time. This is the first full biography of a Chinese poet to appear in English (Mrs. Ayscough’s Tu Fu was rather a chronological anthology) and the first study of life and politics in ninth-century China.Mr. Waley gives also translations in whole or in part of about a hundred new poems by Po Chü-i. In addition to a biographical and critical work of the highest scholarship we have in this volume another considerable body of translations by one of the greatest living sinologues.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Life and Times of Po Chü-i. To get started finding The Life and Times of Po Chü-i, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Mr. Waley here gives the biographical background to the many poems of Po Chü-i (a.d. 772-846) that he has translated in previous books, and traces the connection between his literary career and the disturbed political life of the time. This is the first full biography of a Chinese poet to appear in English (Mrs. Ayscough’s Tu Fu was rather a chronological anthology) and the first study of life and politics in ninth-century China.Mr. Waley gives also translations in whole or in part of about a hundred new poems by Po Chü-i. In addition to a biographical and critical work of the highest scholarship we have in this volume another considerable body of translations by one of the greatest living sinologues.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Life and Times of Po Chü-i. To get started finding The Life and Times of Po Chü-i, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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