Books written by Paul W. Kroll

  • A Student's Dictionary of Classical and Medieval Chinese: Revised Edition
    A Student's Dictionary of Classical and Medieval Chinese: Revised Edition

    A Student's Dictionary of Classical and Medieval Chinese is the long-desired Chinese - English reference work for all those reading texts dating from the Warring States period through the Tang dynasty, and beyond.

  • Essays in Medieval Chinese Literature and Cultural History
    Essays in Medieval Chinese Literature and Cultural History

    This is one of a pair of volumes by Paul Kroll. Collecting eleven essays by this leading scholar of Chinese poetry, the volume presents a selection of studies devoted to the medieval period, centering especially on the T'ang dynasty.

  • Studies in Medieval Taoism and the Poetry of Li Po
    Studies in Medieval Taoism and the Poetry of Li Po

    This volume, one of a pair by Paul Kroll, brings together twelve studies by this leading scholar of medieval China that illuminate selected aspects of Taoism in texts dating to this period and also considers its influence in the works of ...

  • Critical Readings on Tang China
    Critical Readings on Tang China

    By directing our inquiry to the ends of the reading process, we avoid the burning (and here, irrelevant) issues of modern ... Furthermore, the “New Critical” distinction between historical poet and persona is less significant than the ...

  • "At the Shores of the Sky": Asian Studies for Albert Hoffstädt
    "At the Shores of the Sky": Asian Studies for Albert Hoffstädt

    This collection of essays on East and South Asian humanities is offered in tribute and gratitude to Albert Hoffstädt, for 25 years the editor chiefly responsible for Asian Studies at Brill and a dominant influence on the field as a whole.

  • A Student's Dictionary of Classical and Medieval Chinese
    A Student's Dictionary of Classical and Medieval Chinese

    A Student's Dictionary of Classical and Medieval Chineseis the long-desired Chinese - English reference work for all those reading texts dating from the Warring States period through the Tang dynasty, and beyond.

  • Essays in Medieval Chinese Literature and Cultural History
    Essays in Medieval Chinese Literature and Cultural History

    ... halcyon's own luster . Among larger objects , we read of a " halcyon kingfisher couch , " paired with “ dogwood ... radiance . " 1 A later sovereign , the despised Yang Kuang ( 580-618 ) of Sui , not as accomplished a poet as Hsiao Kang ...

  • Critical Readings on Tang China: Volume 3
    Critical Readings on Tang China: Volume 3

    This volume presents English-language reprints of fifty-seven critical studies of the Tang, in the three general categories of political history, literature and cultural history, and religion.

  • The Poetry of Meng Haoran
    The Poetry of Meng Haoran

    In his own time he was famous for his poetry as well as for his distinctive personality. This is the first complete translation into any language of all his extant poetry.

  • "At the Shores of the Sky": Asian Studies for Hoffstädt
    "At the Shores of the Sky": Asian Studies for Hoffstädt

    This collection of essays on East and South Asian humanities is offered in tribute and gratitude to Albert Hoffstädt, for 25 years the editor chiefly responsible for Asian Studies at Brill and a dominant influence on the field as a whole.