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Paul W. Kroll
Presents a selection of studies devoted to the medieval period, centering especially on the T'ang dynasty. This volume includes examinations of landscape and mountain imagery in the poetry of the…
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Nine renowned sinologists present a range of studies that display the riches of medieval Chinese verse in varied guises. All major verse-forms, including shi, fu, and ci, are examined, with…
This volume presents reprints of fifty-seven critical studies of the Tang dynasty (618-907), in the three general categories of political history, literature and cultural history, and religion. These articles and…
The emergence of Taoism during the 3rd through 8th centuries as China’s indigenous higher religion affected all areas of culture. This title brings together twelve studies that illuminate selected aspects…
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This collection of essays on East and South Asian humanities is offered in tribute and gratitude to Albert Hoffstadt, for 25 years the editor chiefly responsible for Asian Studies at…
Xiaofei Tian
This is a new, accurate translation into English, with critical introduction and notes and based on recent scholarship, of Yan Zhitui’s (531-590s) complete literary works, including his famous Family Instructions…
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Meng Haoran (689-740) was one of the most important poets of the "High Tang" period, the greatest age of Chinese poetry. In his own time he was famous for his…
Robert Joe Cutter
This is the first complete translation of the poetry of Cao Zhi, a major figure from the formative age of classical Chinese poetry. The translations take the reader beyond anthology…
Stephen Owen
A complete translation of the poetry of Du Fu, the greatest poet in the Chinese tradition. It gives testimony to the great rebellion of 755, and also includes poems on…
A Student’s Dictionary of Classical and Medieval Chinese is the long-desired Chinese - English reference work for all those reading texts dating from the Warring States period through the Tang…