HomeGroupsTalkMoreZeitgeist
Search Site
This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and (if not signed in) for advertising. By using LibraryThing you acknowledge that you have read and understand our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Your use of the site and services is subject to these policies and terms.
Author photo. Photo from Poetry since 1939, British Council, 1945

Photo from Poetry since 1939, British Council, 1945

MembersReviewsPopularityRatingFavorited   Events   
2,312 (20,505)21010,966 (3.87)4
Arthur Waley (1889-1966) is highly regarded for his many translations of Chinese & Japanese literature. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Three Ways of Thought in Ancient China
Translations from the Chinese (Translator) 244 copies, 1 review
Buddhist Texts Through the Ages (Editor) 240 copies, 1 review
The No Plays of Japan (Editor) 212 copies, 1 review
Chinese Poems (Translator) 156 copies
170 Chinese Poems (Editor) 113 copies, 3 reviews
Confucius and Lao Tzu: The Analects of Confucius (Translator) 46 copies, 1 review
The Analects (Translator, some editions) 5,896 copies, 58 reviews
The Tale of Genji (Translator, some editions) 5,316 copies, 51 reviews
The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon (Translator, some editions) 2,646 copies, 41 reviews
Monkey (Translator, some editions) 1,784 copies, 23 reviews
A Pocket Book of Modern Verse (Contributor, some editions) 428 copies, 1 review
Buddhism: Its Essence and Development (Preface, some editions) 361 copies, 5 reviews
The plum in the golden vase, or, Chin Pʻing Mei (Introduction) 279 copies, 6 reviews
The Penguin Book of Contemporary Verse (Contributor, some editions) 260 copies, 3 reviews
The Tale of Genji [part 1] (Translator, some editions) 206 copies, 2 reviews
Confucianism: The Analects of Confucius (Translator) 160 copies, 2 reviews
The Sacred Tree (Translator, some editions) 25 copies, 1 review
Lady Murasaki's Tale of Genji: The Manga Edition (Contributor) 14 copies, 1 review
Waiting for the Moon: Poems of Bo Juyi (Translator, some editions) 5 copies
11th century (143) anthology (233) Asia (122) asian literature (81) Buddhism (222) China (867) Chinese (315) Chinese literature (302) Chinese philosophy (126) classic (239) classics (343) Confucianism (330) Confucius (147) diary (98) eastern philosophy (79) fiction (1,132) Folio Society (121) Heian (202) historical fiction (72) history (281) Japan (1,068) Japanese (375) Japanese literature (644) Kindle (62) literature (610) medieval (72) memoir (99) mythology (99) non-fiction (486) novel (263) Penguin Classics (75) philosophy (1,085) poetry (690) read (94) religion (439) Taoism (95) to-read (825) translated (70) translation (207) unread (144)
You must log in to edit Common Knowledge data.
For more help see the Common Knowledge help page.
Canonical name
Legal name
Other names
Date of birth
Date of death
Burial location
Gender
Nationality
Country (for map)
Birthplace
Place of death
Cause of death
Places of residence
Education
Occupations
Relationships
Agents
Organizations
Awards and honors
Short biography
Despite his groundbreaking translations from the Chinese and Japanese, Waley (according to Jonathan D. Spence) never visited China or Japan.
Disambiguation notice

Member ratings

Average: (3.87)
0.5 4
1 33
1.5 7
2 87
2.5 16
3 426
3.5 103
4 651
4.5 76
5 521

Author pictures (2)

   

(see all 2 author pictures)

Improve this author

Combine/separate works

Author division

Arthur Waley is currently considered a "single author." If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author.

Includes

Arthur Waley is composed of 5 names. You can examine and separate out names.

Combine with…

 

About | Contact | Privacy/Terms | Help/FAQs | Blog | Store | APIs | TinyCat | Legacy Libraries | Early Reviewers | Common Knowledge | 194,833,823 books! | Top bar: Always visible