Four poems: 'The pedlar of spells' by Lu Yu and 'Drinking wine number 9', 'Shady, shady, the wood in front of the hall' and 'A long time ago I went on a journey' by Ta'o Ch'ien.
Translations by Arthur Waley of Chinese poems
This material is held atUniversity of Southampton Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 738 MS 13
- Dates of Creation
- c.1940-50
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 folder
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Four manuscript translations by Arthur Waley of Chinese poems.
Access Information
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Bibliography
The poems appear in a revised form in Arthur Waley Chinese poems (London, 1946, reprinted 1948) pp. 100-101, 197, and in Arthur Waley Translations from the Chinese (New York, 1919 and 1941).