” This is a very good book and a much-needed one.
...Few will feel that their enjoyment of Chinese Poetry ( even in translation ) has not been enhanced by these meticculous exegeses. ” -Times Literary Supplement
”...a significant contribution to the understanding and appreciation of Chinese Poetry, lucidly presented in a way that will attract a wide audience, and offering an original synthesis of Chinese and Western views that will stimulate and inspire students of poetry everywhere. ”-Hans H. Frankel, Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies
James J. Y. Liu is professor of Chinese and comparative literature, Stanford University.