" . . . the most comprehensive book of translation of this period in any Western language." --Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association
" . . . a welcome addition to the repository of translated Chinese poetry. . . . highly readable." --World Literature Today
" . . . a mega-project . . . an impressive achievement of scholarship." --Journal of Asian Studies
" . . . an outstanding anthology of Ch'ing poetry . . . It must be recommended whole-heartedly to students and teachers alike." --Eugen Feifel, Monumenta Serica