Publisher's Synopsis
The translations combine a knowledge of classical Chinese with a poet's voice and allow contemporary readers to hear the true greatness of this group of poems which have provided American readers, poets and translators, inspiration for nearly a century.This is the first English translation of this important Chinese anthology since The Jade Mountain by Witter Bynner in 1929.The anthology will find a wide general readership as well as be a strong text for course adoption.
