Buy this book on-line Cheng Chi-Yu : New China in VerseThe Gillick Press. Berkeley. 1944, 1944
Cloth backed boards. 1st edition. In the Preface the author comments on the importance of poetry in Chinese culture, dating back to 2357 B.C. He describes poetry written in the classical language and that written in the vernacular language (which began during the Chinese Renaissance in 1918). Contents include: A Solitary Wild Goose; China; The North Wind; Ode to a Bride; A Forlorn Woman; Famine; Moonlight Night Beside a Lake; The Cheng Feng Pagoda; Snow-Plum; On Board S. S. President Grant on the Pacific Ocean; An Epistle of Comfort to Chinese-American Soldiers; Confronting the Moon; etc.. Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: Hardcover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Cheng Chi-Yu : New China in Verse. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including collectables, antiquarian books, rare books, out of print books and livres anciens. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |