This new translation presents the Analects in a revolutionary new format that, for the first time in any language, distinguishes the original words of the Master from the later sayings of his disciples and their followers, enabling readers to experience China's most influential philosophical work in its true historical, social, and political context.
ISBN: | 9780231104319 |
Publication date: | 3rd October 2001 |
Author: | Confucius, E Bruce Brooks, A Taeko Brooks |
Publisher: | Columbia University Press |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 340 pages |
Series: | Translations from the Asian Classics |
Genres: |
Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval General and world history Ancient history Philosophical traditions and schools of thought Confucianism Cultural studies |