Project Gutenberg 2005-08-10 Public domain in the USA. 244 Waley, Arthur 1889 1966 Schloss, Arthur David Bai, Juyi 772 846 Po, Chü-i 白居易 Po, Chu-i 19017614 More Translations from the Chinese Reading ease score: 79.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by David Starner, Jonathan Niehof and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "More Translations from the Chinese" by Arthur Waley is a collection of poetry translated from Chinese literature, likely written in the early 20th century. The work includes translations of the poetic expressions of several notable Chinese poets, encompassing themes of nature, existence, and human emotion. Through the translations, readers can explore the artistry and depth of these historical works, experiencing the beauty of the original texts transformed into English. The opening of the collection provides insights into Waley's intentions and methods of translation. He introduces his selected poems, noting that the compilation does not aim to represent all of Chinese literature but to showcase pieces that resonated with him and were feasible for translation. He reflects on the nuances of translating the essence of Chinese poetry into English, demonstrating a keen awareness of the challenges involved while emphasizing his commitment to a more poetic form in this volume, aiming for consistency over mere literal translations. This thoughtful introduction sets the stage for the selected poems, inviting readers into a rich cultural and literary journey through ancient Chinese voices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Chinese poetry -- Translations into English PL Text Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature 231785 231786 2024-10-07T10:48:18.156465 2023-09-07T11:15:07.857652 text/html text/html 236715 2020-12-12T09:40:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 73406 2020-12-12T09:40:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 150120 2024-10-07T10:48:27.457255 application/epub+zip 150092 2024-10-07T10:48:21.080244 application/epub+zip 150092 2024-10-07T10:48:19.429281 application/epub+zip 351437 2024-10-07T10:48:31.210218 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393053 2024-10-07T10:48:26.000214 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 353508 2022-09-08T05:48:51.925250 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 158711 2024-10-07T10:48:16.878250 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 159356 2020-12-12T09:40:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 62188 2020-12-12T09:40:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 158427 2020-12-12T09:40:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 62426 2020-12-12T09:40:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 158538 2020-12-12T09:40:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 62115 2020-12-12T09:40:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23383 2024-10-07T10:48:31.365172 application/rdf+xml 16508 2024-10-07T10:48:20.011257 image/jpeg 4141 2024-10-07T10:48:19.721226 image/jpeg 141524 2024-10-07T10:48:18.174233 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia