這是許淵沖先生古代經(jīng)典詩(shī)歌英譯的首次單獨(dú)結(jié)集,精選中國(guó)歷代重要的詩(shī)歌作品500余首,依朝代分為十冊(cè):《詩(shī)經(jīng)》:Book of Poetry;《漢魏六朝詩(shī)》:Golden Treasury of Chinese Poetry in Han, Wei and SixDynasties;《唐詩(shī)(上)》:Tang Poetry(I);《唐詩(shī)(下)》:Tang Poetry(II);《蘇軾詩(shī)詞》:Poems of Su Shi;《宋詞(上)》:Song Lyrics;《宋詞(下)》:Song Lyrics;《元曲(上)》:Yuan Songs(I);《元曲(下)》:Yuan Songs(II);《元明清詩(shī)》:Golden Treasury of Yuan, Ming and Qing Poetry。