Arthur Waley

A dive into one of China's great poets by the first great populariser of Chinese literature, Arthur Waley.From the wiki:Also known as Li Bai (Chinese: 李白; pinyin: Lǐ Bái, 701–762), also pronounced as Li Bo, courtesy name Taibai (Chinese: 太白), was a...

There have been many translators of Chinese literature and poetry over time, but Arthur Waley stands out as one of the best known and most loved. This is perhaps because he had an attribute that most others lacked, which is his poetic abilities. Waley...

A clear mind can change the way you see a painting, a poem, a single brushstroke.In this concise and illuminating work, Arthur Waley explores Zen Buddhism with an emphasis on what it is, how it develops, and why it becomes so closely linked with...

A great primer on the history of Japanese art as it evolved under the Buddhist (and later Zen) movements embedding in Japan's culture. Written by the first great populariser of Chinese and Japanese cultural artefacts, including translating a great...

Two books by the greatest translator of Chinese poetry, Arthur Waley (1889-1966)Arthur Waley was one of the first great Orientalists, bringing translations and commentaries from China and Japan to the West. This volume combines two of his books, the...