Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword. The Archive of Cathay xi
4. Introduction. “From the Decipherings” 1
5. Editor’s Introduction. Cracking the Crib 15
6. CATHAY
7. Song of the Bowmen of Shu 35
8. The Beautiful Toilet 36
9. The River Song 37
10. The River- Merchant’s Wife: a Letter 39
11. The Jewel Stairs’ Grievance 40
12. Poem by the Bridge at Ten- Shin 41
13. Lament of the Frontier Guard 42
14. Exile’s Letter 43
15. The Seafarer 46
16. FOUR POEMS OF DEPARTURE 49
17. Separation on the River Kiang 49
18. Taking Leave of a Friend 50
19. Leave-taking near Shoku 50
20. The City of Choan 51
21. South- Folk in Cold Country 52
22. FROM LUSTRA (1916). The Chinese Poems
23. Additions to Cathay
24. Sennin Poem by Kakuhaku 57
25. A Ballad of the Mulberry Road 58
26. Old Idea of Choan by Rosoriu 59
27. To-em-mei’s “The Unmoving Cloud” 60
28. Miscellaneous Poems
29. After Ch’u Yuan 63
30. Liu Ch’e 63
31. Fan-Piece, For Her Imperial Lord 64
32. Ts’ai Chi’h 64
33. Ancient Wisdom, Rather Cosmic 65
34. Epitaphs 65
35. THE LITTLE REVIEW ( 1918). Two Trans lat ions
36. Dawn on the Mountain 69
37. Wine 69
38. CRIBS FOR CATHAY & OTHER POEMS
39. Editorial Conventions 73
40. Front Matter to Cathay 75
41. Song of the Bowmen of Shu 78
42. The Beautiful Toilet 90
43. The River Song 98
44. The River-Merchant’s Wife: a Letter 118
45. The Jewel Stairs’ Grievance 133
46. Poem by the Bridge at Ten-Shin 138
47. Lament of the Frontier Guard 151
48. Exile’s Letter 161
49. The Seafarer 193
50. Four Poems of Departure 216
51. South-Folk in Cold Country 243
52. Back Matter to Cathay 251
53. Sennin Poem by Kakuhaku 253
54. A Ballad of the Mulberry Road 261
55. Old Idea of Choan 268
56. To-em-mei’s “The Unmoving Cloud” 277
57. After Ch’u Yuan 287
58. Liu Ch’e 297
59. Fan-Piece, For Her Imperial Lord 300
60. Ts’ai Chi’h 304
61. Ancient Wisdom, Rather Cosmic 309
62. Epitaphs 315
63. Dawn on the Mountain 317
64. Wine 320
65. CHINESE POETRY 325
66. Part I 327
67. Part II 329
68. Notes 330
69. Acknowledgments 333
70. Bibliography 337
71. Also Available 345