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Yuan Mei: Eighteenth Century Chinese Poet (China: History, Philosophy, Economics)
Yuan Mei Eighteenth Century Chinese Poet - China: History, Philosophy, Economics Author:The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley First published in 1956. — Arthur Waley here presents an engrossing account of the works and life of Yuan Mei (1716-1797), the best-known poet of his time. Gaiety is the keynote of his works and the poet was a friend of the Manchu official with whom Commodore Anson had dramatic dealings at Canton in 1743. Yuan Mei gives an account (not previously... more » translated) of Anson's interview with the Manchu authorities. The book contains many translations of Yuan Mei's verse and prose.« less