Classical Chinese Literature: An Anthology of Translations

John Minford, Joseph S. M. Lau

Chinese University Press, 2000 - 1176 pages

Foreword by Cyril Birch	xli

About the Editors	lx

Oracle Bones	10

Bronze Inscriptions	18

Calligraphy	24

Outlines Characters Signs	31

Early Myths and Legends	37

The Northern Lands Beyond the Sea Book 8 of the Book of Hills	45

Six Poems translated by Gladys Yang and Yang Xianyi	512

A Rhapsody translated by J R Hightower	517

Further Reading	540

Five Poems translated by Anne Birrell	546

Four Poems translated by Anne Birrell	556

Liu An Prince of Huainan d 122 B C	571

Ling d 74 B C	582

Introduction Craig Fisk	626

The Sage Kings Selections from the Bamboo Annals	54

Further Reading	66

xii The Mallards translated by Robert Payne et al 1947	84

xix Kuankuan the Ospreys translated by Wailim Yip 1976	90

GetanShade o the Vine translated by Ezra Pound	97

Caifan Pluck the Quince translated by Ezra Pound	104

L�yi Green Robe translated by Ezra Pound	110

Caige	124

ZhihuYoung Soldier Thinks of Home translated by Rewi Alley	130

Qingying Buzz Buzz the Blue Flies translated by Burton	144

Eight Ancient Poems from The Fountain of Old Poems translated	150

Book 3 Reign of Duke Zhuang Years	161

Attitudes Toward the Supernatural	172

Philosophy	183

The Analects of Confucius c 551c 479 B C	192

The Way and Its Power Six Chapters translated by Arthur Waley	202

Three Passages translated by David Collie 1828	220

Ten Passages translated by A C Graham 1960	226

Further Reading	234

Qu Yuan c 340278 B C	240

V	259

Rhapsodies from the	267

Jia Yi 200168 B C	278

Sima Xiangru 179117 B C attrib	292

Further Reading	327

History of the Former Han	351

Doctors Diviners and Magicians	359

Immortals	371

Further Reading	381

A Sad Song translated by Burton Watson	406

Poets of the Han	413

Liu Fuling Emperor Zhao of Han ?9574 B C	416

Orchid Pavilion	479

Further Reading	488

Nineteen Poems translated by William Acker	495

Strange Tales from the	651

Further Reading	673

Poets of the Early Tang	677

Two Poems translated by Stephen Owen	688

Two Poems translated by Stephen Owen	694

Introduction H C Chang	701

The Bank of the Magnolias	707

Further Reading	719

Four Poems translated by David Young	751

Two Versions	756

Further Reading	763

Sixteen Poems translated by Burton Watson	785

Eight Poems translated by Kenneth Rexroth	796

Two Ballads translated by Arthur Cooper	803

Three Versions	813

Four Poems translated by Stephen Owen	835

Four Poems translated by Stephen Owen	867

Twentythree Poems translated by Arthur Waley	873

Record of a Poetic Friendship translated	894

Further Reading	954

Poetry of Zen and the Tao	975

Essays of the Tang Dynasty	989

Further Reading	1017

Ballads and Stories from	1077

The Quest of Mulian or The Great Maudgalyāyana Rescues His Mother	1088

Further Reading	1110

Further Reading	1131

Further Reading	1147

Major Chinese Dynasties and Periods	1155

107	1158

721	1165

Index of Translators and Commentators	1173

Beifeng Cold Is the North Wind translated by Burton Watson	1174

Copyright

John Minford studied Chinese at Oxford and has taught in China, Hong Kong, and New Zealand.

Title	Classical Chinese Literature: An Anthology of Translations Volume 1 of Classical Chinese Literature, John Minford Volume 1 of Classical Chinese literature : an anthology of translations / ed. by John Minford
Editors	John Minford, Joseph S. M. Lau
Edition	illustrated, reprint
Publisher	Chinese University Press, 2000
ISBN	9629960486, 9789629960483
Length	1176 pages

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