The Columbia Book of Later Chinese Poetry: Yuan, Ming, and Ch'ing Dynasties (1279-1911)

by Jonathan Chaves

Book Overview

Jonathan Chaves makes available a vast store of rich and significant poems by both major and minor poets from China's last three dynasties. Featured are poems from the Yuan dynasty, which range from quiet landscape depictions to expansive, freely expressive works; from the Ming era, notable for its stylistic quality and its diversity; and from tte Ch'ing dynasty, known for poets who, by refusing to fit into any category, helped continue the fascinating...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 023106148X
• ISBN13: 9780231061483
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 481 Pages
• Weight: 2.26 lbs.