de Gruchy: Orienting Arthur Waley

by John W. de Gruchy

Hailed recently as the greatest translator of Asian Literature ever to have lived, Arthur Waley (1889-1966) had an immeasurable influence on Western perceptions of Asia and on the development of Asian studies in the West. Waley was the single most important force in creating what the English-speaking public understood to be Japanese literature with his popular and critically acclaimed translations of Japanese poetry, no plays and the celebrated 11th-century...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824825675
• ISBN13: 9780824825676
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.6" x 9.2"