More Translations from the Chinese

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Title: More Translations from the Chinese
Author: Various
Translator: Arthur Waley
Release Date: August 10, 2005 [EBook #16500]
Language: English
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Translations by Arthur Waley?I A HUNDRED AND SEVENTY CHINESE POEMS?II MORE TRANSLATIONS FROM THE CHINESE
MORE TRANSLATIONS
FROM THE CHINESE
BY
ARTHUR WALEY

NEW YORK
ALFRED · A · KNOPF
MCMXIX
COPYRIGHT, 1919, BY?ALFRED A. KNOPF, INC.
PRINTED BY THE VAIL-BALLOU CO., BINGHAMTON, N.Y.?ON WARREN'S INDIA TINT OLD STYLE PAPER?BOUND BY THE PLIMPTON PRESS, NORWOOD, MASS
CONTENTS
PAGE
INTRODUCTION 5
CH`ü YüAN:--
The Great Summons 13
WANG WEI:--
Prose Letter 23
LI PO:--
Drinking Alone by Moonlight 27
In the Mountains on a Summer Day 29
Waking from Drunkenness on a Spring Day 30
Self-Abandonment 31
To Tan Ch`iu 32
Clearing at Dawn 33
PO CHü-I:--
Life of Po Chü-i 35
After Passing the Examination 37
Escorting Candidates to the Examination Hall 38
In Early Summer Lodging in a Temple to Enjoy
the Moonlight