Payne Ribert (1 results)

Boards in d.j. 1st Edition. 1st ed., octavo, original black cloth boards with gilt-stamped lettering to spine, dustjacket, pp 168. Small closed tears to edges of dustjacket, very small chip to top of spine of dustjacket, some minor marking to front. Small, light offsetting mark to inner edges of preliminary pages, remains of small original slightly damaged bookseller's ticket (Margareta Webber, Bookseller Melbourne) front endpaper. Very good condition. Uncommon. Translations of modern Chinese poetry, with a substantial introduction as well as a brief introduction to each poet. The poets included are: Hsu Chih-Mo, Wen Yi-Tuo, Ho Chih-Fang, Feng Chih, Pien Chih-Lin, Yu Min-Chuan, Tseng K'o-Chia, Ai Ching, and Tien Chien. Includes an appendix by Wen Yi-tuo, :"he Drummer of the Age". Robert Payne states in his Preface: "those who still think of Chinese poetry as the graceful accomplishment of retired sages may do will to ponder the brutality, power and honesty of the new poetry which is being produced to-day.".