A comprehensive anthology of Chinese poetry from the 12th century B.C. tothe present.

"This magnificent collection has the effect of acomplete library rather than of an anthology of poetry.... A lyric quality comesthrough into our own language... Every page is alive with striking and wonderfulthings, immediately accessible." -- Publishers Weekly

"SunflowerSplendor is the largest and, on the whole, best anthology of translated Chinesepoems to have appeared in a Western language." -- The New York Times BookReview

"This remarkably fine anthology should remain standard fora long time." -- Library Journal

..". excellent translations bydivers hands. Open to any page and listen to the still, sad music... " -- WashingtonPost Bookworld

..". the most comprehensive book of translation of this period inany Western language." -- Journal of the Chinese Language TeachersAssociation

..". a welcome addition to the repository oftranslated Chinese poetry.... highly readable." -- World LiteratureToday

..". a mega-project... an impressive achievement ofscholarship." -- Journal of Asian Studies

..". anoutstanding anthology of Ch'ing poetry... It must be recommended whole-heartedly tostudents and teachers alike." -- Eugen Feifel, Monumenta Serica