The poetry of the East.
By: By William Rounseville Alger ..
Publisher: Whittemore, Niles, and Hall
Published: 1856
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
Subjects: Oriental poetry -- History and criticism; Oriental poetry -- Translations into English; English poetry -- Translations from Oriental poetry
Notes: English translations of Oriental literature, in part derived from Latin, French, and German sources. Includes original poetry on Oriental subjects

Later editions published under title: The poetry of the Orient
Table of contents: title: An introduction to Oriental poetry; title: Metrical specimens of the thought, sentiment, and fancy of the East; title: Alphabetical index to the specimens