Confucius
1) The analects
Author
Language
English
Description
The Analects, or Lun Yu, represents the primary surviving source for the teachings of Confucius, the most influential sage in human history. The book's defining characteristic is its form -- brief aphoristic fragments, each appearing with little supporting context.
Many of the book's fragments are assumed to represent the Master's teachings, handed down accurately by his disciples. Other parts of the text may be apocryphal. Regardless, the Analects...
Author
Series
Vintage Books volume V-173
Language
English
Formats
Description
A compilation of discourses, maxims and aphorisms of Confusius dating from the 4th century B.C.
9) Confucius
Publisher
Shandong Pictorial Publishing House
Pub. Date
[n.d.]
Physical Desc
169 p. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
©1996
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xlviii, 1212 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Moving roughly chronologically, An Anthology of Chinese Literature gathers texts according to genres, themes, forms, and other groupings to show the way essential texts build off one another and how the tradition echoes itself. Including a range of forms - songs, letters, anecdotes, stories, plays, political oratory, traditional literary theory, and more - the anthology's innovative structure breaks new ground by providing a previously unavailable...
