Author: HUGHES, E.R.
Title: The art of letters. Lu Chi's 'Wen Fu,' A.D. 302. A translation and comparative study
Description: New York: Pantheon Books, 1951; 8vo (23.5cm), frontispiece, xviii+261pp., 8 plates (1 folded), 4 appendices, index, black cloth w. dustjacket. Dj. spine faded, book v. good, no remarks. Rare in NL. ¶ 'Lu Chi's prose poem on the Art of Letters, a great peom and a systematic critique of good writing, is a key document in the history of Chinese literature.' On the title page the signature of J. [Jan] Barents, the first Dutch professor of political science in the Netherlands (University of Amsterdam).

Keywords: Chinese literature