Description
First published in 1949.
This book gives the biographical background to the many poems of Po Chu-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 Chu-i.
Reviews
'To Arthur Waley we are now indebted for the first historical biography of Po Chu-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
Book Information
ISBN 9780415612715
Author The Arthur Waley Estate
Format Paperback
Page Count 246
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 460g