Yuan Mei - Eighteenth Century Chinese Poet

Zusatztext 'The quotations, many of them poems of the most exquisite quality; the anecdotes, always with a flavour quintessentially Chinese, illumine the whole period with so brilliant a glow that Yuan Mei ambles among us, laughing and chatting and pausing to sip tea. The whole picture is profoundly human and quite unforgettable.' - The Times Literary Supplement Informationen zum Autor The Arthur Waley Estate Zusammenfassung First published in 1956. Arthur Waley presents here an engrossing account of the works and life of Yuan Mei (1716-1797), the best-known poet of his time. Inhaltsverzeichnis ONE: At Hangchow, 1716 to 1736 TWO: At Peking, 1736 to 1743 THREE: Prefect, 1743 to 1749 F0UR: At the SUi:yuan, and journey to the north-west, 1749-1752 FIVE: The SUi-pi and the Ghost Stories, 1752 - 1782 SIX: journeys, 1782-1786 SEVEN: The Poetry Talks and the Cookery Book,1787-1797, APPENDICES: I: Anson's dealings with the Chinese at Canton, II: After Yuan Mei's Death, III: The Macartney Mission and Yuan Mei's Works, IV: Rules observed

Product details

• Authors: The Arthur Waley Estate, the Arthur Waley Waley Estate, Arthur Waley, Waley Arthur
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.04.2005
• EAN: 9780415361828
• ISBN: 978-0-415-36182-8
• No. of pages: 232
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 248 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Chinese, Chinese, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: poetry and poets