Colored Stars: Versions Of Fifty Asiatic Love Poems is a book written by Edward Powys Mathers and published in 1919. The book is a collection of fifty love poems from various Asian countries, including China, Japan, India, and Persia. Mathers has translated these poems into English, providing readers with a glimpse into the romantic traditions of Asia. The book is divided into five sections, each featuring love poems from a different country. The first section focuses on Chinese love poetry, while the second section ...
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Colored Stars: Versions Of Fifty Asiatic Love Poems is a book written by Edward Powys Mathers and published in 1919. The book is a collection of fifty love poems from various Asian countries, including China, Japan, India, and Persia. Mathers has translated these poems into English, providing readers with a glimpse into the romantic traditions of Asia. The book is divided into five sections, each featuring love poems from a different country. The first section focuses on Chinese love poetry, while the second section features Japanese love poetry. The third section includes love poems from India, and the fourth section includes poems from Persia. The final section of the book is a collection of miscellaneous love poems from other Asian countries. The poems in Colored Stars are characterized by their themes of love, passion, and romance. They showcase the different cultural and literary traditions of Asia, providing readers with a diverse range of poetic styles and techniques. Mathers' translations are faithful to the original texts, preserving the beauty and elegance of the original poems while making them accessible to an English-speaking audience. Overall, Colored Stars: Versions Of Fifty Asiatic Love Poems is a captivating collection of love poetry from Asia. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the rich cultural and literary traditions of Asia or those who enjoy reading romantic poetry.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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