Arthur Waley: Collected Writings on China Collected Writings on China

Arthur Waley's meticulous research, based on original source material and fresh translations with extensive introductions and explanatory notes, continues to provide a useful resource for understanding Chinese literature and poetry, history and more.



Arthur Waley's place as one of the finest translators, literary men and sinologists of the twentieth century is undeniable: his meticulous research, based on original source material and fresh translations with extensive introductions and explanatory notes continue to provide the best resources for understanding Chinese literature and poetry, history and philosophy. RoutledgeCurzon here re-issues eleven of his most significant works on China as they were originally published and as Waley himself intended to see them in print.