{"product_id":"a-treasury-of-asian-literature-isbn-9780452011489","title":"A Treasury of Asian Literature","description":"From the great and ancient cultures of Asia comes this fascinating collection of great prose, drama, poetry and scripture.  Translated by scholars well versed in the original languages, the contents range from selections from the holy books of the Confucian, Taoist, Hindu, Buddhist and Islamic religions to a story from \u003cb\u003eThe Thousand and One Nights\u003c\/b\u003e and verses from the \u003cb\u003eRubaiyat of Omar Khayyam\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003ci\u003eArranged Geographically and Chronologically\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eARABIA\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003efrom the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eMoallakat\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003efrom the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eKoran\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003efrom the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eMeditations\u003c\/b\u003e of Ma'arri\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003efrom\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Thousand and One Nights\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIRAN {Persia}\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003efrom the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eShahnamah\u003c\/b\u003e of Firdausi\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eRubaiyat\u003c\/b\u003e of Omar Khayyam\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003efrom the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eGulistan\u003c\/b\u003e of Sadi\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003efrom the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eMathnawi\u003c\/b\u003e of Rumi\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003efrom the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eDivani Shansi Tabriz\u003c\/b\u003e of Rumi\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003efrom the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eDivan\u003c\/b\u003e of Hafiz\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eINDIA\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003efrom the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eMahabharata\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003efrom the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eBhagavad Gita\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003efrom the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eDhammapada\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003efrom the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ePanchatantra\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShakuntala\u003c\/b\u003e by Kalidasa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGita Govinda\u003c\/b\u003e [abridged] by Jayadeva\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHINA\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003efrom the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eAnalects\u003c\/b\u003e of Confucius\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003efrom the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eTao Teh Ching\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Chinese Poets\u003cbr\u003eThe Judicial Murder of Tsui Ning\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJAPAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003efrom the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eTale of Genji\u003c\/b\u003e by Lady Murasaki Shikibu\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Japanese Poets\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAtsumori\u003c\/b\u003e by Seami\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 STORY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI PARABLE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003efrom the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ePanchatantra\u003c\/b\u003e [tr. Charles R. Lanman]\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003efrom the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eGulistan\u003c\/b\u003e of Sadi [tr. Sir Richard Burton]\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003efrom the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eMathnawi\u003c\/b\u003e of Rumi [tr. Reynold A. Nicholson]\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eII PROSE FICTION\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003efrom\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Thousand and One Nights\u003c\/b\u003e [tr. Sir Richard Burton]: The Lady and Her Five Suitors\u003cbr\u003eAn Anonymous Chinese Tale: The Judicial Murder of Tsui Ning [tr. Chi-Chen Wang]\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003efrom the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eTale of Genji\u003c\/b\u003e by Lady Murasaki Shikibu: Chapter V. Murasaki [tr. Arthur Waley]\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIII EPIC\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003efrom the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eMahabharata\u003c\/b\u003e [tr. Sir Edwin Arnold]: Savitri; Or, Love and Death\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003efrom the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eShahnamah\u003c\/b\u003e of Firdausi [tr. James Atkinson]: The Birth of Sohrab \/ The Death of Sohrab\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 DRAMA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShakuntala\u003c\/b\u003e by Kalidasa [tr. M. Monier-Williams]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAtsumori\u003c\/b\u003e by Seami Motokiyo [tr. Arthur Waley]\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 SONG\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI OF MAN AND NATURE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Chinese Poets [tr. Robert Payne and Others]\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Japanese Poets: \u003ci\u003efrom the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eManyo Shu\u003c\/b\u003e [tr. Arthur Waley] \/ \u003ci\u003efrom the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eKokin Shu\u003c\/b\u003e [tr. Arthur Waley] \/ \u003cb\u003eHaiku\u003c\/b\u003e [tr. Harold G. Henderson]\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eII OF MAN AND GOD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003efrom the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eMeditations\u003c\/b\u003e of Ma'arri [tr. Reynold A. Nicholson]\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eRubaiyat\u003c\/b\u003e of Omar Khayyam, 1st Edition [tr. Edward Fitzgerald]\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIII OF SACRED AND PROFANE LOVE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003efrom the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eMoallakat\u003c\/b\u003e [tr. Lady Anne and Wilfred S. Blunt]: Ode by Imr-ul-Kais\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGita Govinda\u003c\/b\u003e [abridged] by Jayadeva [tr. George Keyt]\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003efrom the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eDivani Shansi Tabriz\u003c\/b\u003e of Rumi [tr. Reynold A. Nicholson]\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003efrom the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eDivan\u003c\/b\u003e of Hafiz [tr. 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