The book of songs : [the ancient Chinese classic of poetry

First published in 1937. The Book of Songs is a collection of ancient Chinese songs, dating from 800 to 600 B.C. Until this was published in 1937 it had not been translated into English since the middle of nineteenth century, when sinology was still in its infancy. For the first time the original meaning of 290 out of the 305 songs is given, use being made of the advances in the study of old Chinese. The result is not merely a clear picture of early Chinese life, but also the restoration to its proper place in world literature of one of the finest collection of traditional songs. Joseph R. Allen's New Edition Of The Book Of Songs Restores Arthur Waley's Definitive English Translations To The Original Order And Structure Of The Two-thousand-year-old Chinese Text. One Of The Five Confucian Classics, The Book Of Songs Is The Oldest Collection Of Poetry In World Literature And The Finest Treasure Of Traditional Songs That Antiquity Has Left Us. Arthur Waley's Translations, Now Supplemented By Fifteen New Translations By Allen, Are Superb; The Songs Speak To Us Across Millennia With Remarkable Directness And Power. Where The Other Confucian Classics Treat Outward Things, Deeds, Moral Precepts, The Way The World Works, Stephen Owen Tells Us In His Foreword, The Book Of Songs Is The Classic Of The Human Heart And The Human Mind.--book Jacket. Map Of The Zhou Feudal Kingdom -- Important Legendary And Historical Figures -- Foreword / Stephen Owen -- South Of Zhou, 1-11 -- South Of Shao, 12-25 -- Airs Of Bei, 26-44 -- Airs Of Yong, 45-54 -- Airs Of Wei, 55-64 -- Airs Of The Royal Domain, 65-74 -- Airs Of Zheng, 75-95 -- Airs Of Qi, 96-106 -- Airs Of Wey, 107-13 -- Airs Of Tang, 114-25 -- Airs Of Qin, 126-35 -- Airs Of Chen, 136-45 -- Airs Of Gui, 146-49 -- Airs Of Cao, 150-53 -- Airs Of Bin, 154-60 -- The Minor Odes, Poems 161-234 -- The Major Odes, Poems 235-65 -- The Zhou Hymns, 266-96 -- The Lu Hymns, 297-300 -- The Shang Hymns, 301-05 -- App. Waley's Original Topical Categories And Order Of Poems -- Postface: A Literary History Of The Shi Jing. Translated By Arthur Waley ; Edited With Additional Translations By Joseph R. Allen ; Foreword By Stephen Owen ; Postface By Joseph R. Allen. Includes Bibliographical References. Preface Contents Important Legendary and Historical Figures Foreword The Airs of the States, Poems 1 - 160 South of Zhou,1-11 South of Shao, 12 - 25 Airs of Bei, 26—44 Airs of Yong, 45 - 54 Airs of Wei, 55 - 64 Airs of the Royal Domain, 65 - 74 Airs of Zheng, 75- 95 Airs of Qi, 96—106 Airs of Wey, 107 - 13 Airs of Tang, 114 - 25 Airs of Qin, 126 - 35 Airs of Chen, 136 - 45 Airs of Gui, 146 - 49 Airs of Cao, 150 - 53 Airs of Bin, 154 - 60 The Minor Odes, Poems 161 - 234 The Major Odes, Poems 235 - 65 The Hymns, Poems 266 - 305 The Zhou Hymns, 266—96 The Lu Hymns, 297 - 300 The Shang Hymns,1 301- 05 Waley’s Notes on Books Used Waley’s Additional Notes Appendix: Waley’s Original Topical Categories and Order of Poems Postface: A Literary History of the Shi jing Selected Bibliography: Studies, and Translations of the Shi jing in English One of the five Confucian classics, The Book of Songs (Shijing) is the oldest collection of poetry in world literature and the finest treasure of traditional songs left from antiquity. Where the other Confucian classics treat outward things: deeds, moral precepts, the way the world works, as Stephen Owen tells us in his foreword, The Book of Songs is the classic of the human heart and the human mind. The Book of Songs opens with the youngest and most celebrated part of the collection: "The Airs of the States" (Guo feng).