Full Description
This set gathers together a collection of previously out-of-print titles that examine China's great heritage in literature, poetry, theatre and performance, painting and crafts. This reference resource spans Chinese traditions and artforms to provide in-depth analysis of some of China's great cultural treasures from many different periods in the country's long history.
Contents
1. The Art of Chinese Poetry James J.Y. Liu 2. The Book of Change John Blofeld 3. China's Crafts Roberta Helmer Stalberg and Ruth Nesi 4. The Chinese Bigamy of Mr. David Winterlea Translated by Henry McAleavy 5. Chinese Demon Tales Ping-Chiu Yen 6. The Chinese Eye Chiang Yee 7. Chinese Fairy Tales and Folk Tales Wolfram Eberhard 8. The Chinese Knight-Errant James J.Y. Liu 9. A Collection of Chinese Lyrics Alan Ayling and Duncan Mackintosh 10. Contemporary Chinese Poetry Edited with an introduction by Robert Payne 11. Contemporary Chinese Theatre Roger Howard 12. The Diamond Sutra (Chin-Kang-Ching) or Prajna-Paramita Translated by William Gemmell 13. Fifty Songs from the Yüan Translated by Richard F. S. Yang and Charles R. Metzger 14. A Further Collection of Chinese Lyrics Alan Ayling and Duncan Mackintosh 15. The Genesis of Modern Chinese Literary Criticism (1917-1930) Mariaìn Gaìlik 16. New Songs from a Jade Terrace Anne Birrell 17. The Performing Arts in Contemporary China Colin Mackerras 18. Popular Songs and Ballads of Han China Anne Birrell 19. Proscribed Chinese Writing Robert Tung 20. The Romance of the Western Chamber (Hsi Hsiang Chi) Translated by S.I. Hsiung 21. T'ai Chi Ch'uan and I Ching Da Liu
