RLE: China: The Life and Times of Po Chu-I 772-846 A.D. (China: History, Philosophy, Economics) [Hardcover]

The Arthur Waley Estate (Author), Arthur Waley (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0415361761 | ISBN-13: 978-0415361767 | Publication Date: April 4, 2005 | Edition: Reprint

First published in 1949.
This book gives the biographical background to the many poems of Po Chü-I (A.D 772-846) and traces the connection between his literary career and the disturbed political life of the time. The volume also provides new translations in whole or in part of about a hundred poems by Po Chü-i.

Editorial Reviews

Review

To Arthur Waley we are now indebted for the first historical biography of Po Chü-ibut this book is more. It is a social history of the early ninth century in China, though history in a delectable form, for Arthur Waley has a felicitous style, which conceals most careful scholarship. - Manchester Guardian

No-where can so much information be obtained about life in the T'ang Dynasty. - Time and Tide

...the book bears all the evidence of long and careful research - The Times

Product Details

• Hardcover: 248 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; Reprint edition (April 4, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415361761
• ISBN-13: 978-0415361767
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,376,296 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)