This concise introduction to Chinese poetry serves as a primer for English-speakers eager to expand their understanding and enjoyment of Chinese culture. James J. Y. Liu first examines the Chinese language as a medium of poetic expression and, contrary to the usual focus on the visual qualities of Chinese script, emphasizes the auditory effects of Chinese verse. He provides a s...(展开全部)

In Imitations of the Self Nicholas M. Williams reevaluates the poetry of Jiang Yan (444–505) as a summation of Six Dynasties poetics and as a model of multifarious self-representation in Chinese poetry. 在《模仿自我》一书中，魏宁重新评价了江淹（444—505）的诗歌，认为他是六朝诗学的总结，是中国诗歌多样化自我表现的典范

费正清(John King Fairbank，1907—1991)是美国最负声望的中国问题观察家。在第二次世界大战期间，他曾在中国研读、旅行、教学。1955—1973年费正清任哈佛大学东亚研究中心主任，并任哈佛大学希根森(Francis Lee Higginson)历史讲座教授。20世纪美国众多有影响的中国问题专家皆出其门下。在中美正式建立外交关系前夕，美国高层领导人案头摆放的就是他的《美国与中国》。 费正清的主要著作中译本：《美国与中国》(The United States and China)、《伟大的中国革命(1800—985年)》(The Great Chinese Revolution 1800—1985)、《观察中国》(China Watch)及《中国：传统与变迁》(China：Tradition and Transformat...(展开全部)

John King Fairbank was Francis Lee Higginson Professor of History and Director of the East Asian Research Center (now the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies) at Harvard University.