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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786321403321

Autore

Waley Arthur

Titolo

Chinese poems / / [selected from 170 Chinese poems, More translations from the Chinese, The temple and The book of songs and translated from the Chinese by] Arthur Waley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2005

ISBN

1-135-65175-2

1-283-84510-5

1-135-65168-X

0-203-71531-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (216 p.)

Collana

China, history, philosophy, economics ; ; 31

Disciplina

895.1/1008

895.11008

Soggetti

Chinese poetry

Chinese literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First issued in paperback 2011"--T.p. verso.

First published in 1946 by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Chinese Poems; Copyright Page; Preface; Contents; From The Book of Songs; Origin-Legend of the Chou Tribe M. 245; Sixteen Songs of Courtship M. 94, 148, 20, 88, 42, 48, 76, 96, 77, 78, 143, 93, 55, 81, 140 and 73; Wedding Song M. 67; Widow's Lament M. 124; Soldiers' Song (1) M. 234; Soldiers' Song (2) M. 167; Return from Battle M. 169; Herdsman's Song M. 190; Dynastic Hymn M. 283; Two Laments M. 70 and 135; The Big Chariot M. 206; Dance Song M. 11; Hymn to the Fallen 'Elegies of Ch'u,' II.; The Great Summons 'Elegies of Ch'u,' VII.; The Autumn Wind Y. II. 6; Li Fu-jên Y. II. 7

Lament of Hsi-chün Y. II. 11To His Wife Y. 11.14; Parting from Su Wu Y. II. 16; Poverty Fu Hui. Part II. 19; The Golden Palace H. Mixed, I. 9; The Orphan Y. III. 20; ""Old Poem"" Y. IV. 16; Meeting in the Road Y. III. 18; Fighting South of the Ramparts Y. III. 13; The Eastern Gate Y. III. 19; Old and New Y. IV. 15; South of the Great Sea Y. III. 13; The Other Side of the Valley F. xxv. 42; Oaths of Friendship Y. I. 16 and Y. III. 14; Burial Songs Y. III. 15; Seventeen Old Poems Y. IV. 8 seq.; Song of Snow-white



Heads Y. II. 13; The Song of Lo-fu Y. III. 16

The Bones of Chuang Tzu Pu Hui, Part II. 19The Dancers of Huai-nan Fu Hui, 92; The Lychee-tree Fu Hui, 126; The Wangsun Fu Hui, 136; The Nightmare Fu Hui, 18; To His Wife Y. III. 3; Ch'in Chia's Wife's Reply H. Mixed I. 6; On the Death of his Father Y. V. 4; The Ruins of Lo-yang Y. V. 20; The Cock-.fight F. LXIV. 5; A Vision C. XXIII. 14; The Liberator Y. V. 15; The Curtain of the Wedding Bed L. III. 4; Bearer's Song Y. VI. 8; Regret H. Five-word II. 39; Taoist Song C. XXVIII. 2; A Gentle Wind H. III. 10; Woman F. XXXIV. 2; Satire on Paying Calls in August H. Five-word II. 23

Hot Cake Fu Hui, 100The Desecration of the Han Totnbs Y. VII. 21; Day Dreams Y. VII. 17; The Scholar in the Narrow Street Y. VII. 19; The Valley Wind Y. VII. 14; A Peacock Flew ... Y. IV. 1; Poems by T'ao Ch'ien Works, IV. 6, V.5, V.5, IV. I, VI. 4, V. 8, V. 5, IV. 6, IV. 2, VI. 7, III. I and III. I; Sailing Homeward C. XLVI. 6; Six Folk-Songs F. XLIV. 5, XLIV. 6, *XLIV. 6, *XLVI. 6, *XLVI. 6 and XLVIII. 4; The Little Lady of Ch'ing-ch'i F. XLVII. 7; Plucking the Rushes F. XLIX. 7; Ballad of the Western Island F. LXXII. 5; Song of the Men of Chin-ling Y. XII. 2

Dreaming of a Dead Lady H. Five-word IX. 16People Hide Their Love F. XVII. 9; Summer Song F. XLIV. 22; Lo-yang H. New. I. 11; Winter Night C. LXXIX. 16; The Waters of Lung-t'ou L. XI. 3; Teleg Song F. LXXXVI. 7; The Ballad of Mulan Y. XIII. 27; Flowers and Moonlight . .. L. XII. 16 and F. XLVII. 1; Cock-crow Song Y. XIV. end; Tell Me Now Complete T'ang Poems II. 69; Business Men Complete T'ang Poems IV. I; In the Mountains . .. Works XXIII. 9; Self-abandonment Works XXIII. 12; To Tan-ch'iu Works XXV. I; Clearing at Dawn Works XXX. 8; Stone Fish Lake Complete T'ang Poems IX. 38

Civilization Complete T'ang Poems IX. 33

Sommario/riassunto

First published in 1946. Here in one volume is a collection of Arthur Waley's translations of Chinese poetry. The book includes some poems from The Book of Songs and 170 Chinese Poems, More Translations and The Temple. Some old translations have been revised and new notes and explanatory material added.