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Real Tripitaka
And Other Pieces
Av The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley
Inbunden, 2005
4464 kr
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First published in 1952.The Real Tripitaka gives an account of the seventh century pilgrim's adventures, spiritual and material, both in India and after his return to China. In addition the book contains an account of a Japanese pilgrim's visit to China in the ninth century, which describes the …
Secret History of the Mongols
And Other Pieces
Av Arthur Waley
Häftad, 2011
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
1040 kr
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First published in 1963.The Secret History (so called merely because it was meant for the Mongols and not for the Chinese,) has been chiefly studied from a learned point of view and its quality as literature and hence its value to the lay reader have been greatly overlooked. The Chinese version has …
170 Chinese Poems
Häftad, 1987
218 kr
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This book ranges from the melancholy to the cheerful, and to poems full of nostalgia: they essentially deal with concrete, rather than abstract, conceptions. Poets included are Ch'u Yuan, writing in 300 BC, Mei Sheng and Fu I, and Po Chu-I who wrote in the ninth century.
Analects of Confucius
Av The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley
Inbunden, 2005
1223 kr
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First published in 1938.Previous translations of the Analects of Confucius are based upon a medieval interpretation which reflects the philosophy of the 12th century A.D rather than of the 5th century B.C., when Confucius lived. This book detaches the Analects from the Scholastic interpretation and …
Ballads and Stories from Tun-huang
Av The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley
Inbunden, 2005
4205 kr
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First published in 1960.Over a century ago the Chinese discovered in a sealed-up cave in the west of China a collection of manuscripts dating from the fifth century to the end of the tenth. These included many specimens of popular literature of a kind that was not previously known to exist. …
Book of Songs
Av The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley
Inbunden, 2005
4836 kr
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First published in 1937.The Book of Songs is a collection of ancient Chinese songs, dating from 800 to 600 B.C. Until this was published in 1937 it had not been translated into English since the middle of nineteenth century, when sinology was still in its infancy. For the first time the original …
Chinese Poems
Av The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley
Inbunden, 2005
4836 kr
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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 …
Life and Times of Po Chü-i
Av The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley
Inbunden, 2005
4464 kr
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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 …
Opium War Through Chinese Eyes
Av The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley
Inbunden, 2005
4331 kr
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First published in 1958.This volume translates and places in the appropriate historical context a number of private documents, such as diaries, autobiographies and confessions, which explain what the Opium War felt like on the Chinese side.
Secret History of the Mongols
And Other Pieces
Av Arthur Waley
Inbunden, 2005
4836 kr
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First published in 1963.The Secret History (so called merely because it was meant for the Mongols and not for the Chinese,) has been chiefly studied from a learned point of view and its quality as literature and hence its value to the lay reader have been greatly overlooked. The Chinese version has …
Three Ways of Thought in Ancient China
Av The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley
Inbunden, 2005
4205 kr
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First published in 1939.This book consists chiefly of extracts from Chuang Tzu, Mencius and Han Fei Tzu. Chuang Tzu's appeal is to the imagination; the appeal of mencius is to the moral feelings; realism, as expounded by Han Fei Tzu, finds a close parallel in modern Totalitarianism and as a result …
Way and Its Power
A Study of the Tao Tê Ching and Its Place in Chinese Thought
Av The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley
Inbunden, 2005
4205 kr
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First published in 1934.Unlike previous translations, this translation of Lao Tzu's Tao Tê Ching is based not on the medieval commentaries but on a close study of the whole of early Chinese literature.
Yuan Mei
Eighteenth Century Chinese Poet
Av The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley
Inbunden, 2005
4836 kr
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First published in 1956.Arthur Waley here presents an engrossing account of the works and life of Yuan Mei (1716-1797), the best-known poet of his time. Gaiety is the keynote of his works and the poet was a friend of the Manchu official with whom Commodore Anson had dramatic dealings at Canton in …
Analects of Confucius
Av The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley
Häftad, 2011
745 kr
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First published in 1938.Previous translations of the Analects of Confucius are based upon a medieval interpretation which reflects the philosophy of the 12th century A.D rather than of the 5th century B.C., when Confucius lived. This book detaches the Analects from the Scholastic interpretation and …
Ballads and Stories from Tun-huang
Av The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley
Häftad, 2011
745 kr
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First published in 1960.Over a century ago the Chinese discovered in a sealed-up cave in the west of China a collection of manuscripts dating from the fifth century to the end of the tenth. These included many specimens of popular literature of a kind that was not previously known to exist. …
Book of Songs
Av The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley
Häftad, 2011
857 kr
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First published in 1937.The Book of Songs is a collection of ancient Chinese songs, dating from 800 to 600 B.C. Until this was published in 1937 it had not been translated into English since the middle of nineteenth century, when sinology was still in its infancy. For the first time the original …
Chinese Poems
Av The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley
Häftad, 2011
857 kr
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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 …
Life and Times of Po Chü-i
Av The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley
Häftad, 2011
791 kr
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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 …
Real Tripitaka
And Other Pieces
Av The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley
Häftad, 2011
791 kr
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First published in 1952.The Real Tripitaka gives an account of the seventh century pilgrim's adventures, spiritual and material, both in India and after his return to China. In addition the book contains an account of a Japanese pilgrim's visit to China in the ninth century, which describes the …
Three Ways of Thought in Ancient China
Av The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley
Häftad, 2011
745 kr
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First published in 1939.This book consists chiefly of extracts from Chuang Tzu, Mencius and Han Fei Tzu. Chuang Tzu's appeal is to the imagination; the appeal of mencius is to the moral feelings; realism, as expounded by Han Fei Tzu, finds a close parallel in modern Totalitarianism and as a result …
Way and Its Power
A Study of the Tao Tê Ching and Its Place in Chinese Thought
Av The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley
Häftad, 2011
904 kr
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First published in 1934.Unlike previous translations, this translation of Lao Tzu's Tao Tê Ching is based not on the medieval commentaries but on a close study of the whole of early Chinese literature.
Yuan Mei
Eighteenth Century Chinese Poet
Av The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley
Häftad, 2011
857 kr
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First published in 1956.Arthur Waley here presents an engrossing account of the works and life of Yuan Mei (1716-1797), the best-known poet of his time. Gaiety is the keynote of his works and the poet was a friend of the Manchu official with whom Commodore Anson had dramatic dealings at Canton in …
Opium War Through Chinese Eyes
Av Arthur Waley
Häftad, 1958
359 kr
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A Stanford University Press classic.
Three Ways of Thought in Ancient China
Av Arthur Waley
Häftad, 1939
313 kr
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In the fourth century BC three conflicting points of view in Chinese philosophy received classic expression: the Taoist, the Confucianist, and the "Realist." This book underscores the interplay between these three philosophies, drawing on extracts from Chuang Tzu, Mencius, and Han Fei Tzu.
Poetry and Career of Li Po
701-762
Av Arthur Waley
E-bok, 2021
677 kr
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When this was originally published in 1950 this was the fullest biography of one of China’s greatest poets that had ever appeared in any language. It tells the story of the poet’s life against the background of contemporary history and, in doing so, gives a brilliant picture of Chinese life in …
Poetry and Career of Li Po
701-762
Av Arthur Waley
E-bok, 2021
673 kr
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When this was originally published in 1950 this was the fullest biography of one of China’s greatest poets that had ever appeared in any language. It tells the story of the poet’s life against the background of contemporary history and, in doing so, gives a brilliant picture of Chinese life in …
