Selected Poems of So Chongju

McCann, David R.

ISBN 10: 0231067941 / ISBN 13: 9780231067942

Verlag: Columbia University Press, 1989

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Selected Poems of So Chongju
• Verlag: Columbia University Press
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1989
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0231067941
• ISBN-13: 9780231067942
• Einband: Hardcover
• Zustand: New

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A record of the words and teachings of Confucius, The Analects is considered the most reliable expression of Confucian thought. However, the original meaning of Confucius's teachings have been filtered and interpreted by the commentaries of Confucianists of later ages, particularly the Neo-Confucianists of the Song dynasty, not altogether without distortion.In this monumental translation by Professor D. C. Lau, an attempt has been made to interpret the sayings as they stand. The corpus of the sayings is taken as an organic whole and the final test of the interpretation rests on the internal consistency it exhibits. In other words, The Analects is read in the light of The Analects.This results in a truer understanding of Confucius' thought than the traditional interpretation and paves the way for a re-assessment of its importance in the history of Chinese thought and its relevance to the present day world.This volume also contains an introduction to the life and teachings of Confucius, and three appendices on the events in the life of Confucius, on his disciples, and on the composition of The Analects.

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Professor D. C. Lau, a world renowned scholar on sinological studies, is professor emeritus of Chinese language and Lliterature at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is reknowned for his classic English translations of Tao Te Ching, the Mencius, and The Analects of Confucius.