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title: "The Book of Songs: The Ancient Chinese Classic of Poetry"
brand: "arthur waleystephen owen"
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reviews_count: 11
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# The Book of Songs: The Ancient Chinese Classic of Poetry

**Brand:** arthur waleystephen owen
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- **What is this?** The Book of Songs: The Ancient Chinese Classic of Poetry by arthur waleystephen owen
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Better than I could have ever imagined
  

*by N***T on Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2019*

This is a great compilation of poems with amazing footnotes and detailed history of the poems. It's the first poetry book I've read on my own in 15 years and I LOVED it. By the time I was done, I was (almost) able to see the rhythm of poems, their unique points of view, and could visualize them. Before reading this book, I was no where near that level.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    This is a beautiful book both to hold and to read
  

*by R***L on Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2014*

After reading modern and contemporary poetry, it's a pleasure to taste the clarity and feeling of verse written prior to the era of Confucius. This is a beautiful book both to hold and to read. The new format orders the poems by geography and dynasty, as in the original Chinese version, which I find much more informative than ordering the poems by theme. Waley's notes are a great help in understanding the historical and literary context of the poems. The Book of Songs is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the possibilities and breadth of poetry.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Best version of The Book of Songs
  

*by R***R on Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2014*

Excellent book. This is not just a reprint of Waley's earlier version. It restores the original order of the verses (Waley reorganized the order according to his personal preference), and the editor, Stephen Owen, has translated and included some dozen of the poems that Waley deleted from the collection. Beautiful layout, and crystal-clear translations, plus a valuable study of the history and content of this collection of some 300 poems from ancient China. In my view, the best translation of this important collection of early Chinese verse.

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