"With this volume, Chaves makes an outstanding contribution to the books
that present classical Chinese poetry in both accurate and enjoyable
English translation."--Choice
Yuan Hung-tao (1568-1610) was the greatest poet of Ming dynasty
China. His poetry and essays brilliantly exhibit an originality and
vitality that were lacking in the writing of his contemporaries. The
writings of Yuan and his two brothers reveal these men to have been
individualists who made outstanding contributions to the growth and
development of poetry, presenting a penetrating picture of Ming society.
Jonathan Chaves is a professor of Chinese at George Washington
University and the translator of several volumes of Chinese poetry,
including Heaven My Blanket, Earth My Pillow.