This book is a literary biography of Shen Yueh, a statesman, historian, poet, and devout lay defender of both Buddhism and Taoism. The title "Reticient Marquis" (Yin-hou) was awarded posthumously by t
With the exception of a few major pieces (he explains why he left them out), Mather (Chinese language and literature, U. of Minnesota) collects all the surviving lyric poems by Shen Yueh, Hsieh T'iao,