Chinese Literature, by H. A. Giles. Short Histories of The Literatures
of the World Series, 1901.
(The standard book, containing a survey of Chinese Literature
from the earliest times up to about 1850. Professor Giles devotes
considerable space to the poets of the T`ang dynasty, and gives
some delightful renderings of the greater poets, such as Li Po and Tu Fu.)
Poe/sies de l'E/poque des Thang. Paris, 1862.
By the Marquis d'Hervey-Saint-Denys.
(A valuable monograph on the poetry of the T`ang period,
containing many prose translations and a careful study of Chinese verse form.)
The Jade Chaplet, in Twenty-four Beads. A Collection of Songs, Ballads, etc.,
from the Chinese, by G. C. Stent. London, 1874.
(Contains translations of some of the old Chinese ballads
on the subject of the Emperor Ming Huang of the T`ang dynasty.
The verse is poor in quality but the subject-matter of great interest.)
Poems of the T`ang Dynasty, in Chinese. Two volumes.
Ueber zwei Sammlungen chinesischer Gedichte aus der Dynastie Thang,
von H. Plath. Vienna, 1869.
Blueten chinesischer Dichtung, aus der Zeit der Hansechs Dynastie.
Magdeburg, 1899.
(A most valuable book on the subject. Contains 21 Chinese illustrations.)