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

Readings in Modern Chinese Literature is designed as a textbook for the student who, after several semesters of study, has acquired sufficient knowledge of Chinese and is now ready to approach reading original plays, poems and short stories. This volume includes four plays and eleven poems. Each selection is provided with vocabulary notes and a short introduction about the author in English. The selections are preceded by a brief survey of modern Chinese drama and poetry.