WALEY, Arthur (trans.).

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A Hundred and Seventy Chinese Poems. First edition of Waley's second book. According to the author, 140 of the poems had never been translated before and the remaining 30 were no longer accessible. There is also a scholarly introduction on the history and linguistic techniques of Chinese poetry.

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