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- Waiting for the Unicorn: Poems and Lyrics of China's Last Dynasty, 1644–1911
- 1986
- Book
- Published by: Indiana University Press
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This is the first comprehensive English anthology of poetry from China's last great dynasty, the period 1644-1911. Waiting for the Unicorn is a direct descendant of Sunflower Splendor. After that seminal volume was published, it became clear that many scholars and students wanted more detailed coverage of specific dynasties. The Ch'ing Dynasty was the obvious place to start. This volume presents the works of seventy-two individual poets from Sung Wan (1614-1673) to Ch'iu Chin (1877-1907) and Wang Kuo-wei (1877-1927). Over forty scholars in the United States and Canada have been working together with Professors Lo and Schultz for more than half a dozen years in the selection and preparation of these translations. Besides the translations themselves, there is a short bio-critical essay on each poet and an introduction by the editors.
Table of Contents
- Half-title
- p. i
- Title page
- pp. ii-iii
- Dedication
- pp. v-vi
- Illustrations
- p. xxii
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xxvii-xxviii
- Introduction
- pp. 1-33
- List of Abbreviations
- pp. 34-36
- Part 1. Poets of the Seventeenth Century
- pp. 37-38
- Ch’ien Ch’ien-Yi
- pp. 39-44
- Wu Wei-Yeh
- pp. 45-52
- Chin Jen-Jui
- pp. 53-57
- Huang Tsung-hsi
- pp. 58-64
- Wu Chia-chi
- pp. 79-82
- Shih Jun-Chang
- pp. 90-94
- A Miscellany
- pp. 95-98
- Ch’en Wei-sung
- pp. 99-103
- Chu Yi-tsun
- pp. 104-111
- Ch’ü Ta-chün
- pp. 112-117
- P’eng Sun-yü
- pp. 118-121
- Yün Shou-p’ing
- pp. 122-126
- Wang Shih-chen
- pp. 127-133
- Ts’ao Chen-chi
- pp. 134-138
- Hung Sheng
- pp. 142-144
- Cha Shen-hsing
- pp. 145-149
- Hsüan-yeh (Emperor K’ang-hsi)
- pp. 150-152
- Singde (Na-lan Jung-jo)
- pp. 153-160
- Chao Chih-hsin
- pp. 161-164
- Part 2. Poets of the Eighteenth Century
- pp. 165-166
- Shen Te-ch’ien
- pp. 167-171
- Cheng Hsieh
- pp. 178-189
- Chiang Shih-ch’üan
- pp. 202-206
- Hung Liang-chi
- pp. 215-222
- Huang Ching-jen
- pp. 227-234
- Wang Ts’ai-wei
- pp. 235-236
- Sung Hsiang
- pp. 237-240
- Chang Hui-yen
- pp. 241-245
- Chang Wen-t’ao
- pp. 246-251
- Part 3. Poets of the Nineteenth Century
- pp. 257-258
- Kung Tzu-chen
- pp. 259-263
- Hsiang Hung-tso
- pp. 270-272
- Ho Shao-chi
- pp. 273-276
- K’u T’ai-ch’ing
- pp. 277-279
- Cheng Chen
- pp. 283-289
- Chiang Ch’un-lin
- pp. 290-293
- Chiang Shih
- pp. 303-305
- Li Tz’u-ming
- pp. 306-308
- Wang K’ai-yün
- pp. 309-321
- Fan Tseng-hsiang
- pp. 325-328
- Huang Tsun-hsien
- pp. 329-338
- Ch’en Pao-shen
- pp. 339-342
- Wang P’eng-yün
- pp. 343-346
- Ch’en San-li
- pp. 350-352
- Wen T’ing-shih
- pp. 353-355
- Cheng Wen-cho
- pp. 356-359
- Chu Hsiao-tsang
- pp. 360-363
- K’ang Yu-wei
- pp. 364-368
- Yi Shun-ting
- pp. 369-371
- K’uang chou-yi
- pp. 372-376
- Cheng Hsiao-hsü
- pp. 377-382
- Tan ssu-tung
- pp. 383-386
- Hsüeh Shao-hui
- pp. 387-392
- Liang ch’i-ch’ao
- pp. 393-398
- Ch’iu chin
- pp. 399-403
- Wang kuo-wei
- pp. 404-408
- Selected Bibliography
- pp. 409-414
- Contributors
- pp. 415-418
- Index of Names
- pp. 419-423
- Index of Tune Titles
- p. 424
- About the Authors
- p. 425
Additional Information
ISBN
9780253053220
MARC Record
OCLC
1259586447
Launched on MUSE
2021-07-11
Language
English
Open Access
Yes