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"If you have a serious interest in Chinese literature, in Chinese culture in general, and particularly in the roles of astrology and observational astronomy in traditional China, ""Pacing the Void: T'ang Approaches to the Stars"" is a treasure too long out of print, and finally available again. Like most of the other books by Edward H. Schafer (1913-1991), it deals with a wide range of Chinese literature, including works by some of the major poets. Like most of his other writings, it displays a fine English prose style, and considerable wit. It is a deeply learned book about literature which can be appreciated as literature itself. (Barring some catalogues of miscellaneous astronomical observations, worth reading, but probably not gripping for most readers.) --Amazon Reader"

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Edward H. Schafer, until his untimely death in 1991, was Agassiz Professor of Oriental Languages at the University of California, Berkeley. His scholarship was devoted to the T'ang dynasty, from the eighth to the tenth centuries, the period of greatest cultural flowering in Chinese history. Relying on the literature of that period written by the Chinese themselves, Professor Schafer tried to reconstruct how they thought, dreamed, and regarded the world around them. His books, especially the series beginning with The Golden Peaches of Samarkand in 1963 and continuing with The Vermilion Bird, Shore of Pearls, The Divine Woman, and Pacing the Void, brought the era to life for scholars, students, and general readers alike.

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