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Arthur Waley

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Arthur David Waley was an English orientalist and sinologist who achieved both popular and scholarly acclaim for his translations of Chinese and Japanese poetry. Among his honours were the CBE in 1952, the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry in 1953, and he was invested as a Companion of Honour in 1956.

Books

The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji
Arthur Waley, Murasaki Shikibu, Lady Murasaki
The Book of Songs
The Book of Songs
Arthur Waley, Joseph Roe Allen
Arthur Waley
170 Chinese Poems
170 Chinese Poems
Arthur Waley
Japanese Poetry
Japanese Poetry
Arthur Waley
Arthur Waley
Confucius and Lao Tzu
Confucius and Lao Tzu
Arthur Waley
Monkey
Monkey
Arthur Waley, Cheng'en Wu
The Opium War Through Chinese Eyes
The Opium War Through Chinese Eyes
Arthur Waley
Arthur Waley
Translations from the Chinese,
Translations from the Chinese,
Arthur Waley
A Hundred and Seventy Chinese Poems
A Hundred and Seventy Chinese Poems
Arthur Waley
The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon
The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon
Arthur Waley, Sei Shonagon
Arthur Waley, Sei Shōnagon
The Pillow-book of Sei Shōnagon
The Pillow-book of Sei Shōnagon
Arthur Waley, Sei Shōnagon
Chinese Poems
Chinese Poems
Arthur Waley
The Nō Plays of Japan
The Nō Plays of Japan
Arthur Waley
The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji
Arthur Waley, Murasaki Shikibu
Three Ways of Thought in Ancient China
Three Ways of Thought in Ancient China
Arthur Waley
The Analects of Confucius
The Analects of Confucius
Arthur Waley, The Arthur Waley Estate
The Poetry and Career of Li Po
The Poetry and Career of Li Po
Arthur Waley
The Way and Its Power
The Way and Its Power
Arthur Waley, Lao Tzu, Laozi
Yuan Mei
Yuan Mei
Arthur Waley, The Arthur Waley Estate
The Way and Its Power
The Way and Its Power
Arthur Waley, The Arthur Waley Estate

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