Description: Edward L. Shaughnessy presents a complete English translation of the 305 discrete poems from the Classic of Poetry.
Brief description: Edward L. Shaughnessy is the Lorraine J. and Herrlee G. Creel Distinguished Service Professor in Early Chinese Studies at the University of Chicago. He is the author of numerous books including Imprints of Kinship: Studies of Recently Discovered Bronze Inscriptions from Ancient China (The Chinese University Press, 2017) and Unearthing the Changes: Recently Discovered Manuscripts of the Yi Jing (I Ching) and Related Texts (Columbia University Press, 2014).
Review Quotes: Professor Shaughnessy's translation of the Classic of Poetry provides us with a new and definitive rendition of this classic in world literature. For both specialists and general readers, this is certainly the definitive Classic of Poetry translation to have.--Joseph Allen, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities