| "The Four Seasons go on for ever and ever: In all Nature nothing stops to rest Even for a moment…"—Po Chu-i, from "Illness" Check out the Student Site by using the navigation bar at the left. At the student site you'll find Internet Activities and Self-Tests for this unit. |
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| CHINESE LITERATURE | |||
| Comparing Literary Works | |||
| Lao Tzu | from the Tao Te Ching | Philosophical Text | 240 |
| Confucius | from The Analects | Philosophical Text | 242 |
| Comparing Literary Works | |||
| Arthur Waley, translator | from The Book of Songs | ||
| I Beg of You, Chung Tzu | Poem | 252 | |
| Thick Grow the Rush Leaves | Poem | 253 | |
| T'ao Ch'ien | Form, Shadow, Spirit | Poem | 254 |
| I Built My House Near Where Others Dwell | Poem | 257 | |
| Li Po | The River-Merchant's Wife: A Letter | Poem | 258 |
| Addressed Humorously to Tu Fu | Poem | 260 | |
| Tu Fu | Jade Flower Palace | Poem | 261 |
| Sent to Li Po as a Gift | Poem | 262 | |
| JAPANESE LITERATURE | |||
| Comparing Literary Works | |||
| Ki Tsurayuki | When I Went to Visit | Tanka | 268 |
| Ono Komachi | Was It That I Went to Sleep | Tanka | 269 |
| Priest Jakuren | One Cannot Ask Loneliness | Tanka | 269 |
| Matsuo Basho | Haiku | Haiku | 270 |
| Yosa Buson | Haiku | Haiku | 271 |
| Kobayashi Issa | Haiku | Haiku | 272 |
| Sei Shonagon | from The Pillow Book | ||
| In Spring It Is the Dawn | Nonfiction | 278 | |
| The Cat Who Lived in the Palace | Nonfiction | 279 | |
| Things That Arouse a Fond Memory of the Past | Nonfiction | 282 | |
| I Remember a Clear Morning | Nonfiction | 282 | |
| Comparing Literary Works | |||
| Paul Reps, compiler | Zen Parables | ||
| A Parable | Parable | 290 | |
| Publishing the Sutras | Parable | 291 | |
| The Taste of Banzo's Sword | Parable | 291 | |