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Ballads and Stories from Tun-huang (Hardcover): Arthur Waley, The Arthur Waley Estate Ballads and Stories from Tun-huang (Hardcover)
Arthur Waley, The Arthur Waley Estate
R7,939 Discovery Miles 79 390 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

First published in 1960. Over a century ago the Chinese discovered in a sealed-up cave in the west of China a collection of manuscripts dating from the fifth century to the end of the tenth. These included many specimens of popular literature of a kind that was not previously known to exist. Although the find was made long ago, only two or three of these pieces had been translated before. Arthur Waley here translates, whole or as extracts, twenty-six pieces, making an invaluable addition to world literature.

The Book of Songs (Hardcover): The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley The Book of Songs (Hardcover)
The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley
R7,951 Discovery Miles 79 510 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

First published in 1937. The Book of Songs is a collection of ancient Chinese songs, dating from 800 to 600 B.C. Until this was published in 1937 it had not been translated into English since the middle of nineteenth century, when sinology was still in its infancy. For the first time the original meaning of 290 out of the 305 songs is given, use being made of the advances in the study of old Chinese. The result is not merely a clear picture of early Chinese life, but also the restoration to its proper place in world literature of one of the finest collection of traditional songs.

Chinese Poems (Hardcover): The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley Chinese Poems (Hardcover)
The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley
R7,930 Discovery Miles 79 300 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

First published in 1946. Here in one volume is a collection of Arthur Waley's translations of Chinese poetry. The book includes some poems from The Book of Songs and 170 Chinese Poems, More Translations and The Temple. Some old translations have been revised and new notes and explanatory material added.

The Life and Times of Po Chu-i - 772-846 Ad (Hardcover): The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley The Life and Times of Po Chu-i - 772-846 Ad (Hardcover)
The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley
R7,935 Discovery Miles 79 350 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

First published in 1949. This book gives the biographical background to the many poems of Po Chu-I (A.D 772-846) and traces the connection between his literary career and the disturbed political life of the time. The volume also provides new translations in whole or in part of about a hundred poems by Po Chu-i.

The Real Tripitaka - And Other Pieces (Hardcover): The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley The Real Tripitaka - And Other Pieces (Hardcover)
The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley
R7,942 Discovery Miles 79 420 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

First published in 1952. The Real Tripitaka gives an account of the seventh century pilgrim's adventures, spiritual and material, both in India and after his return to China. In addition the book contains an account of a Japanese pilgrim's visit to China in the ninth century, which describes the Wu-t'ai Shan, China's great place of Pilgrimage, and an eye-witness's account of the great persecution of Buddhism in 842-845 A.D.

The Way and Its Power - A Study of the Tao Te Ching and Its Place in Chinese Thought (Hardcover): The Arthur Waley Estate,... The Way and Its Power - A Study of the Tao Te Ching and Its Place in Chinese Thought (Hardcover)
The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley
R7,937 Discovery Miles 79 370 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

First published in 1934. Unlike previous translations, this translation of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching is based not on the medieval commentaries but on a close study of the whole of early Chinese literature.

Yuan Mei - Eighteenth Century Chinese Poet (Hardcover): Arthur Waley, The Arthur Waley Estate Yuan Mei - Eighteenth Century Chinese Poet (Hardcover)
Arthur Waley, The Arthur Waley Estate
R7,932 Discovery Miles 79 320 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

First published in 1956. Arthur Waley here presents an engrossing account of the works and life of Yuan Mei (1716-1797), the best-known poet of his time. Gaiety is the keynote of his works and the poet was a friend of the Manchu official with whom Commodore Anson had dramatic dealings at Canton in 1743. Yuan Mei gives an account (not previously translated) of Anson's interview with the Manchu authorities. The book contains many translations of Yuan Mei's verse and prose.

The Analects of Confucius (Hardcover): The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley The Analects of Confucius (Hardcover)
The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley
R2,383 Discovery Miles 23 830 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

First published in 1938. Previous translations of the Analects of Confucius are based upon a medieval interpretation which reflects the philosophy of the 12th century A.D rather than of the 5th century B.C., when Confucius lived. This book detaches the Analects from the Scholastic interpretation and lets these famous sayings speak for themselves.

Three Ways of Thought in Ancient China (Hardcover): The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley Three Ways of Thought in Ancient China (Hardcover)
The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley
R7,939 Discovery Miles 79 390 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

First published in 1939. This book consists chiefly of extracts from Chuang Tzu, Mencius and Han Fei Tzu. Chuang Tzu's appeal is to the imagination; the appeal of mencius is to the moral feelings; realism, as expounded by Han Fei Tzu, finds a close parallel in modern Totalitarianism and as a result these extracts from a book of the third century B.C. nonetheless have a very contemporary connection.

The Travels of an Alchemist - The Journey of the Taoist Ch'ang-Ch'un from China to the Hundukush at the Summons of... The Travels of an Alchemist - The Journey of the Taoist Ch'ang-Ch'un from China to the Hundukush at the Summons of Chingiz Khan (Hardcover)
Li Chih-Ch'ang; Translated by The Arthur Waley Estate; Introduction by Arthur Waley
R8,225 Discovery Miles 82 250 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

First published in 1931.
Mainly focussing on cultural and geographical aspects, Travels of an Alchemist are unique in their importance as a source for early Mongol history, enabling us as they do to fix with certainty the otherwise obscure and much disputed dates of Chingiz Khan's movements during his Western campaign. The author, a Taoist doctor, left some of the most faithful and vivid pictures ever drawn of nature and society between the Aral and the Yellow Sea.
Waley's introduction provides excellent background information with which to place the Travels in their appropriate historical, social and religious setting.

The Real Tripitaka - And Other Pieces (Paperback): The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley The Real Tripitaka - And Other Pieces (Paperback)
The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley
R1,477 Discovery Miles 14 770 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

First published in 1952. The Real Tripitaka gives an account of the seventh century pilgrim's adventures, spiritual and material, both in India and after his return to China. In addition the book contains an account of a Japanese pilgrim's visit to China in the ninth century, which describes the Wu-t'ai Shan, China's great place of Pilgrimage, and an eye-witness's account of the great persecution of Buddhism in 842-845 A.D.

The Opium War Through Chinese Eyes (Paperback): The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley The Opium War Through Chinese Eyes (Paperback)
The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley
R1,620 Discovery Miles 16 200 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

First published in 1958. This volume translates and places in the appropriate historical context a number of private documents, such as diaries, autobiographies and confessions, which explain what the Opium War felt like on the Chinese side.

The Travels of an Alchemist - The Journey of the Taoist Ch'ang-Ch'un from China to the Hundukush at the Summons of... The Travels of an Alchemist - The Journey of the Taoist Ch'ang-Ch'un from China to the Hundukush at the Summons of Chingiz Khan (Paperback)
Li Chih-Ch'ang; Translated by The Arthur Waley Estate; Introduction by Arthur Waley
R1,488 Discovery Miles 14 880 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

First published in 1931.
Mainly focussing on cultural and geographical aspects, Travels of an Alchemist are unique in their importance as a source for early Mongol history, enabling us as they do to fix with certainty the otherwise obscure and much disputed dates of Chingiz Khan's movements during his Western campaign. The author, a Taoist doctor, left some of the most faithful and vivid pictures ever drawn of nature and society between the Aral and the Yellow Sea.
Waley's introduction provides excellent background information with which to place the Travels in their appropriate historical, social and religious setting.

The Analects of Confucius (Paperback): The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley The Analects of Confucius (Paperback)
The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley
R1,494 Discovery Miles 14 940 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

First published in 1938. Previous translations of the Analects of Confucius are based upon a medieval interpretation which reflects the philosophy of the 12th century A.D rather than of the 5th century B.C., when Confucius lived. This book detaches the Analects from the Scholastic interpretation and lets these famous sayings speak for themselves.

Ballads and Stories from Tun-huang (Paperback): Arthur Waley, The Arthur Waley Estate Ballads and Stories from Tun-huang (Paperback)
Arthur Waley, The Arthur Waley Estate
R1,502 Discovery Miles 15 020 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

First published in 1960. Over a century ago the Chinese discovered in a sealed-up cave in the west of China a collection of manuscripts dating from the fifth century to the end of the tenth. These included many specimens of popular literature of a kind that was not previously known to exist. Although the find was made long ago, only two or three of these pieces had been translated before. Arthur Waley here translates, whole or as extracts, twenty-six pieces, making an invaluable addition to world literature.

The Book of Songs (Paperback): The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley The Book of Songs (Paperback)
The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley
R1,513 Discovery Miles 15 130 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

First published in 1937. The Book of Songs is a collection of ancient Chinese songs, dating from 800 to 600 B.C. Until this was published in 1937 it had not been translated into English since the middle of nineteenth century, when sinology was still in its infancy. For the first time the original meaning of 290 out of the 305 songs is given, use being made of the advances in the study of old Chinese. The result is not merely a clear picture of early Chinese life, but also the restoration to its proper place in world literature of one of the finest collection of traditional songs.

The Way and Its Power - A Study of the Tao Te Ching and Its Place in Chinese Thought (Paperback): The Arthur Waley Estate,... The Way and Its Power - A Study of the Tao Te Ching and Its Place in Chinese Thought (Paperback)
The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley
R1,793 Discovery Miles 17 930 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

First published in 1934.
Unlike previous translations, this translation of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching is based not on the medieval commentaries but on a close study of the whole of early Chinese literature.

Yuan Mei - Eighteenth Century Chinese Poet (Paperback): Arthur Waley, The Arthur Waley Estate Yuan Mei - Eighteenth Century Chinese Poet (Paperback)
Arthur Waley, The Arthur Waley Estate
R1,495 Discovery Miles 14 950 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

First published in 1956. Arthur Waley here presents an engrossing account of the works and life of Yuan Mei (1716-1797), the best-known poet of his time. Gaiety is the keynote of his works and the poet was a friend of the Manchu official with whom Commodore Anson had dramatic dealings at Canton in 1743. Yuan Mei gives an account (not previously translated) of Anson's interview with the Manchu authorities. The book contains many translations of Yuan Mei's verse and prose.

Chinese Poems (Paperback): The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley Chinese Poems (Paperback)
The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley
R1,492 Discovery Miles 14 920 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

The Opium War Through Chinese Eyes (Hardcover): The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley The Opium War Through Chinese Eyes (Hardcover)
The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley
R7,936 Discovery Miles 79 360 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

First published in 1958.
This volume translates and places in the appropriate historical context a number of private documents, such as diaries, autobiographies and confessions, which explain what the Opium War felt like on the Chinese side.

The Life and Times of Po Chu-i - 772-846 Ad (Paperback): The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley The Life and Times of Po Chu-i - 772-846 Ad (Paperback)
The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley
R1,497 Discovery Miles 14 970 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

First published in 1949. This book gives the biographical background to the many poems of Po Chu-I (A.D 772-846) and traces the connection between his literary career and the disturbed political life of the time. The volume also provides new translations in whole or in part of about a hundred poems by Po Chu-i.

Three Ways of Thought in Ancient China (Paperback): The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley Three Ways of Thought in Ancient China (Paperback)
The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley
R1,502 Discovery Miles 15 020 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

First published in 1939. This book consists chiefly of extracts from Chuang Tzu, Mencius and Han Fei Tzu. Chuang Tzu's appeal is to the imagination; the appeal of mencius is to the moral feelings; realism, as expounded by Han Fei Tzu, finds a close parallel in modern Totalitarianism and as a result these extracts from a book of the third century B.C. nonetheless have a very contemporary connection.

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