I have been wondering maybe I should buy ...
There is a book by David Hinton:
https://www.amazon.com/Classical-Chinese-Poetry-David-Hinton/dp/0374531900
From the earliest of times to the 13th century, after which basically there was very little in terms of stylistic innovation, and before which time almost all major great Chinese poets lived.
After the 13th century the focus of literary innovation transformed from classical poems, lyrics and essays to vernacular literature, such as plays, novels, novellas and such.