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Arthur Waley


Born
in The United Kingdom
August 19, 1889

Died
June 27, 1966

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Arthur Waley C.B.E., F.B.S. was a distinguished authority on Chinese language and literature. He was honoured many times for his translations from the Chinese and received the Queen's medal for poetry in 1953. His many books include Chinese Poems, Japanese Poetry, The Tale of Genji, The Way and Its Power, The Real Tripitaka and Yuan Mei. ...more

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The Nō Plays of Japan: An A...

3.98 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 1921 — 68 editions
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One hundred and seventy Chi...

3.98 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 1918 — 136 editions
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The Way and Its Power: A St...

4.01 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 2011 — 27 editions
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The Opium War Through Chine...

3.65 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 1958 — 18 editions
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Chinese Poems

4.17 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 1946 — 33 editions
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Translations from the Chinese

4.04 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 1941 — 10 editions
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Confucius and Lao Tzu: The ...

3.84 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions
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The Secret History Of The M...

3.91 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1963 — 22 editions
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More Translations from the ...

3.81 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1919 — 69 editions
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“was Chiang Yüan. How did she give birth to the people? She sacrificed and prayed That she might no longer be childless. She trod on the big toe of God’s footprint, Was accepted and got what she desired. Then in reverence, then in awe She gave birth, she nurtured; And this was Hou Chi. 1 The mother had fulfilled her months, And her first-born came like a lamb With no bursting or rending, With no hurt or harm. To make manifest His magic power God on high gave her ease. So blessed were her sacrifice”
Arthur Waley, Chinese Poems

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