Author: Caryn Hannan
Publisher: North American Book Dist LLC
ISBN: 0403098017
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 722
Book Description
Michigan Biographical Dictionary: A-I
Author: Caryn Hannan
Publisher: North American Book Dist LLC
ISBN: 0403098017
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 722
Book Description
Publisher: North American Book Dist LLC
ISBN: 0403098017
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 722
Book Description
Biographical Dictionary of Republican China
Author: Howard L. Boorman
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231089579
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
The summation of more than two thousand years of one of the world's most august literary traditions, this volume also represents the achievements of four hundred years of Western scholarship on China. The selections include poetry, drama, fiction, songs, biographies, and works of early Chinese philosophy and history rendered in English by the most renowned translators of classical Chinese literature: Arthur Waley, Ezra Pound, David Hawkes, James Legge, Burton Watson, Stephen Owen, Cyril Birch, A. C. Graham, Witter Bynner, Kenneth Rexroth, and others. Arranged chronologically and by genre, each chapter is introduced by definitive quotes and brief introductions chosen from classic Western sinological treatises. Beginning with discussions of the origins of the Chinese writing system and selections from the earliest "genre" of Chinese literature -- the Oracle Bone inscriptions -- the book then proceeds with selections from: • early myths and legends; • the earliest anthology of Chinese poetry, the Book of Songs; • early narrative and philosophy, including the I Ching, Tao-te Ching, and the Analects of Confucius; • rhapsodies, historical writings, magical biographies, ballads, poetry, and miscellaneous prose from the Han and Six Dynasties period; • the court poetry of the Southern Dynasties; • the finest gems of Tang poetry; and • lyrics, stories, and tales of the Sui, Tang, and Five Dynasties eras. Special highlights include individual chapters covering each of the luminaries of Tang poetry: Wang Wei, Li Bo, Du Fu, and Bo Juyi; early literary criticism; women poets from the first to the tenth century C.E.; and the poetry of Zen and the Tao. Bibliographies, explanatory notes, copious illustrations, a chronology of major dynasties, and two-way romanization tables coordinating the Wade-Giles and pinyin transliteration systems provide helpful tools to aid students, teachers, and general readers in exploring this rich tradition of world literature.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231089579
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
The summation of more than two thousand years of one of the world's most august literary traditions, this volume also represents the achievements of four hundred years of Western scholarship on China. The selections include poetry, drama, fiction, songs, biographies, and works of early Chinese philosophy and history rendered in English by the most renowned translators of classical Chinese literature: Arthur Waley, Ezra Pound, David Hawkes, James Legge, Burton Watson, Stephen Owen, Cyril Birch, A. C. Graham, Witter Bynner, Kenneth Rexroth, and others. Arranged chronologically and by genre, each chapter is introduced by definitive quotes and brief introductions chosen from classic Western sinological treatises. Beginning with discussions of the origins of the Chinese writing system and selections from the earliest "genre" of Chinese literature -- the Oracle Bone inscriptions -- the book then proceeds with selections from: • early myths and legends; • the earliest anthology of Chinese poetry, the Book of Songs; • early narrative and philosophy, including the I Ching, Tao-te Ching, and the Analects of Confucius; • rhapsodies, historical writings, magical biographies, ballads, poetry, and miscellaneous prose from the Han and Six Dynasties period; • the court poetry of the Southern Dynasties; • the finest gems of Tang poetry; and • lyrics, stories, and tales of the Sui, Tang, and Five Dynasties eras. Special highlights include individual chapters covering each of the luminaries of Tang poetry: Wang Wei, Li Bo, Du Fu, and Bo Juyi; early literary criticism; women poets from the first to the tenth century C.E.; and the poetry of Zen and the Tao. Bibliographies, explanatory notes, copious illustrations, a chronology of major dynasties, and two-way romanization tables coordinating the Wade-Giles and pinyin transliteration systems provide helpful tools to aid students, teachers, and general readers in exploring this rich tradition of world literature.
Almanac of Famous People, A-I
Author: Susan L. Stetler
Publisher: Gale Cengage
ISBN: 9780810369894
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1778
Book Description
Brief summaries of the careers of famous people, with occupation, places and dates of birth and death, and sources of information. Includes living and deceased persons.
Publisher: Gale Cengage
ISBN: 9780810369894
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1778
Book Description
Brief summaries of the careers of famous people, with occupation, places and dates of birth and death, and sources of information. Includes living and deceased persons.
The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans ...
Author: Rossiter Johnson
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 488
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Lamb's Biographical Dictionary of the United States
Author: John Howard Brown
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 726
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 726
Book Description
The Dictionary of Universal Information. Geography, History and Biography
Author: Samuel Orchart Beeton
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 1028
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Languages : en
Pages : 1028
Book Description
Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: v. 2: Twentieth Century
Author: Lily Xiao Hong Lee
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1315499231
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 924
Book Description
The first biographical dictionary in any Western language devoted solely to Chinese women, Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women is the product of years of research, translation, and writing by scores of China scholars from around the world. Volume II: Twentieth Century includes a far greater range of women than would have been previously possible because of the enormous amount of historical material and scholarly research that has become available recently. They include scientists, businesswomen, sportswomen, military officers, writers, scholars, revolutionary heroines, politicians, musicians, opera stars, film stars, artists, educators, nuns, and more.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1315499231
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 924
Book Description
The first biographical dictionary in any Western language devoted solely to Chinese women, Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women is the product of years of research, translation, and writing by scores of China scholars from around the world. Volume II: Twentieth Century includes a far greater range of women than would have been previously possible because of the enormous amount of historical material and scholarly research that has become available recently. They include scientists, businesswomen, sportswomen, military officers, writers, scholars, revolutionary heroines, politicians, musicians, opera stars, film stars, artists, educators, nuns, and more.
Complete Dictionary Catalogue of the Public School Library of Grand Rapids, Michigan
Author: Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Publisher:
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Category : Dictionary catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 744
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Dictionary catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 744
Book Description
The Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Representative Men of Chicago, Minnesota Cities and the World's Columbian Exposition
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Category : Chicago (Ill.)
Languages : en
Pages : 516
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Category : Chicago (Ill.)
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions
Author: Gerald H. Anderson
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 9780802846808
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 884
Book Description
"The book also features cross-references throughout, a bibliography accompanying each entry, an elaborate appendix listing biographies according to particular categories of interest, and a comprehensive index."--BOOK JACKET.
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 9780802846808
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 884
Book Description
"The book also features cross-references throughout, a bibliography accompanying each entry, an elaborate appendix listing biographies according to particular categories of interest, and a comprehensive index."--BOOK JACKET.