THE WISDOM OF CONFUCIUS

Lin Yutang (Editor, Translator & Annotator)

Verlag: Random House/The Modern Library, New York, NY, 1938

Beschreibung

Text/NEW & Bright. Gilt embossed red linen boards/VG/sound w/discoloration to upper front & trace soiling to back. DJ/None. Upper text block dyed green w/light spotting (water drops?) Scholarly presentation of Chinese of pre-Han classic Confucian socio-political thought by Lin Yutang (1895 - 1976), known for My Country & My People published in 1935, and the Gay Genius, 1947, biography of poet Su Tungpo. 290 pgs in 11 chapters: I, Introduction; II, The Life of Confucius (Szema Ch'ien); III, Central Harmony; III, Ethics & Politics; IV, Ethics & Politics; V, Aphorisms of Confucius; VI, First Discourse: Education through the Six Classics; VII, Second Discourse: An Interview with Duke Ai; VIII, Third Discourse: The Vision of a Social Order; IX, On Education; X, On Music; and XI, Mencius. Fine copy, less dustjacket & despite flaws.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 019248

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: THE WISDOM OF CONFUCIUS
• Verlag: Random House/The Modern Library, New York, NY
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1938
• Einband: Hardcover
• Auflage: First Edition, First Thus
• Zustand: Very Good
• Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket
• Verkäuferkataloge:
  • History
  • Philosophy
  • Government, Politics, Political Science