The New Directions Anthology of Classical Chinese Poetry

by Eliot Weinberger and Cleo Qian

Book Overview

A groundbreaking anthology of classical Chinese translations by giants of Modern American poetry. A rich compendium of translations, The New Directions Anthology of Classical Chinese Poetry is the first collection to look at Chinese poetry through its enormous influence on American poetry. Weinberger begins with Ezra Pound's Cathay (1915), and includes translations by three other major U.S. poetsWilliam Carlos Williams, Kenneth Rexroth,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811216055
• ISBN13: 9780811216050
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"