{"product_id":"the-anchor-book-of-chinese-tony-barnstone-9780385721981","title":"The Anchor Book of Chinese Poetry: From Ancient to Contemporary, the Full 3000-Year Tradition","description":"Unmatched in scope and literary quality, this landmark anthology spans three thousand years, bringing together more than six hundred poems by more than one hundred thirty poets, in translations-many new and exclusive to the book-by an array of distinguished translators. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Here is the grand sweep of Chinese poetry, from the \u003cb\u003eBook of Songs\u003c\/b\u003e-ancient folk songs said to have been collected by Confucius himself-and Laozi's \u003cb\u003eDao De Jing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eto the vividly pictorial verse of Wang Wei, the romanticism of Li Po, the technical brilliance of Tu Fu, and all the way up to the twentieth-century poetry of Mao Zedong and the post--Cultural Revolution verse of the Misty poets. Encompassing the spiritual, philosophical, political, mystical, and erotic strains that have emerged over millennia, this broadly representative selection also includes a preface on the art of translation, a general introduction to Chinese poetic form, biographical headnotes for each of the poets, and concise essays on the dynasties that structure the book. \u003cb\u003eThe Anchor Book of Chinese Poetry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ecaptures with impressive range and depth the essence of China's illustrious poetic tradition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tony Barnstone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0385721986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385721981\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/08\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 1.06d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2005 pg. 35\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2005 pg. 82","brand":"Tony Barnstone","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048483713279,"sku":"9780385721981","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5247a88c-edbf-439e-b085-18a545ba211c.jpg?v=1684996028","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-anchor-book-of-chinese-tony-barnstone-9780385721981","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}