By Confucius,James Legge
The current variation of the knowledge of Confucius is definitely the easiest variation ever ready within the West. the result of decades of research in China by way of the nice Sinologist James Legge, it comprises the total chinese language textual content of the Analects (or sayings) of Confucius in huge, readable characters, and underneath this Legge's complete translation, which has been authorised because the definitive, general English model. The e-book additionally contains The nice Learning and The Doctrine of the Mean.
In addition to the texts and translation, a wealth of useful fabric is on the market to the reader: numerous notes embodying textual experiences, commentators' reviews, interpretation of person characters, disputed meanings, and comparable fabric. greater than a hundred twenty five pages of creation conceal the chinese language classics, the heritage of the texts during this quantity, and the lifestyles and effect of Confucius. most precious, too, is an entire dictionary of all of the chinese language characters within the publication, with meanings, grammatical reviews, position destinations, and comparable info. topic and identify indexes enable you locate fabric easily.
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