SIGNED and INSCRIBED in black on the title page, 'for John Gardner with best wishes David Lattimore'. Selected from over 2000 years of poetry and consisting of two principal types - ode (shih) and lyric (tz'u), the poems explore such universal themes of the human experience as romantic and filial love, friendship, interest in nature, and nostalgia. Some cover wear. Not able to confirm if the recipient of the inscribed volume is the writer (Grendel) and professor John Gardner.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

The Harmony of the World. Chinese Poems.

Publisher

Copper Beech Press, Providence

Publication Date

1976

Language

English

ISBN 10

091427807X

ISBN 13

9780914278078

Binding

Stapled softcover booklet.

Condition

Very Good.

Signed

SIGNED and INSCRIBED by translator

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Poetry

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25 poems ranging from Han Dynasty (B.C. 206-219 A.D.) through to chairman Mao Tse-tung. Translator David Lattimore was born in Peking Chna in 1931.

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