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Stephen Owen

Born

in St. Louis, MO, The United States

October 30, 1946

Died

May 01, 2026

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Stephen Owen (1946–2026) was an American sinologist who specialized in Chinese literature, particularly Tang-dynasty poetry and comparative poetics.

Much of his work was focused on the middle period of Chinese literature (200-1200), however, he has also written on literature of the early period and the Qing. Owen has written or edited dozens of books, articles, and anthologies in the field of Chinese literature, especially Chinese poetry, including An Anthology of Chinese Literature: Beginnings to 1911 (Norton, 1996); The Making of Early Chinese Classical Poetry (Harvard Asia Center, 2006); and The Late Tang: Chinese Poetry of the Mid-Ninth Century (827-860) (Harvard Asia Center, 2006). Owen has completed the translation of the complete poe ...more

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	An Anthology of Chinese Literature: Beginnings to 1911 4.17 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 1996 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Remembrances: The Experience of Past in Classical Chinese Literature 4.39 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1986 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Poetry of Du Fu 4.56 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 735 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Great Age of Chinese Poetry: The High T'Ang 4.36 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1981 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Readings in Chinese Literary Thought (Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series) 4.65 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1992 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Late Tang: Chinese Poetry of the Mid-Ninth Century (827–860) (Harvard East Asian Monographs) 3.94 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2007 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Poetry of the Early T'Ang (English, Chinese and Chinese Edition) 3.75 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1977 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The End of the Chinese 'Middle Ages': Essays in Mid-Tang Literary Culture 3.77 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1996 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Traditional Chinese Poetry and Poetics: Omen of the World 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1985 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Poetry of Ruan Ji and XI Kang by Stephen Owen (contributor), Wendy Swartz (Translation) 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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