Four Seasons of T'ang Poetry

This substantial collection of Tang Dynasty poetry includes extensive commentary and notes—offering insight into this rich literary heritage.

"Stretching out my hand I feel the pulse of the stars," wrote Li Po, one of the most famous of the T''ang dynasty poets. This superlative study of the Golden Age of Chinese poetry, based on nearly 50,000 poems written by more than 2,000 poets, captures not on...