Life and Times of Po Chu-I - 772-846 Ad

Zusatztext '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 Informationen zum Autor Arthur Waley Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14;

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: 9780415361767
• ISBN: 978-0-415-36176-7
• No. of pages: 246
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Chinese, Chinese, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Biography: historical, political and military, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets