The Analects of Confucius: A Philosophical Translation (Classics of Ancient China)
by: Confucius
Publisher: Ballantine Books ()
$17.00
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by: Confucius
Publisher: Ballantine Books ()
$17.00
Confucius is recognized as China's first and greatest teacher, and his ideas have been the fertile soil in which the Chinese cultural tradition has flourished. Now, here is a translation of the recorded thoughts and deeds that best remember Confucius--informed for the first time by the manuscript version found at Dingzhou in 1973, a partial text dating to 55 BCE and only made available to the scholarly world in 1997. The earliest Analects yet discovered, this work provides us with a new perspective on the central canonical text that has defined Chinese culture--and clearly illuminates the spirit and values of Confucius.