A major anthology of classical Chinese poetry assembled by a renowned translator it seems the fiercest love is no love at all, in the end. Sipping wine together, we feel nothing now but absent smiles. Candles, at least, still have hearts. They grieve over goodbye, cry our tears for us until dawn-lit skies. -- "goodbye," Tu mu (803-854 C.E.) with this ground-breaking collection, translated and edited by renowned poet and translator David Hinton, a new generation will be introduced to the work that riveted Ezra pound and transformed modern poetry. The Chinese poetic tradition is the largest and longest continuous tradition in world literature, and this rich and far-reaching anthology of nearly 500 poems provides a comprehensive account of its first three millennia (1500 B.C.E.-1200 C.E.), The period during which virtually all of its landmark developments took place. Unlike earlier anthologies of Chinese poetry, hinton's book focuses on a relatively small number of poets, providing selections that are large enough to recreate each one as a fully realized and unique voice. From the classic, deeply poetic texts of Chinese philosophy to intensely personal lyrics, from love poems to startling and strange perspectives on the natural world, Hinton has collected an entire world of beauty and insight. And in his eye-opening translations, these ancient poems feel remarkably fresh and contemporary. Without ever reaching for anachronistic effects or colloquialisms, Hinton presents a literary tradition both radically new and entirely resonant.

1. Selected Poems of Wang Wei
2. Mountain Poems of Meng Hao-jan
3. Mountain Home : Wilderness Poetry of Ancient China
4. Mountain Poems of Hsieh Ling-yun
5. Tao Te Ching
6. Selected Poems of Po Chu-i
7. Analects
8. Mencius
9. Chuang Tzu: Inner Chapters
10. Late Poems of Meng Chiao
11. Selected Poems of Li Po
12. Selected Poems of T'ao Ch'ien
13. Selected Poems of Tu Fu