Analects of Confucius

Name: Analects of Confucius
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ISBN: 9780679722960

ISBN-10: 0679722963

ISBN-13: 9780679722960

Edition: 1989

Authors: Arthur Waley

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The Analects of Confucius is one of the central books of Chinese literature and Chinese thought; memorized and studied for many centuries, it has been certainly one of the most influential books in world history. There are many translations of this rewarding but difficult work. Arthur Waley -- the translator of the Tale of Genji, of a vast body of Chinese poetry, and of many other classics of Oriental literature and thought -- brings to this translation his great gifts as a scholar and a writer, and has produced what is without question the best version in English of the Analects. A full introduction gives the social and political background of this work, analyses of key terms in Chinese…

Book details

List price: $15.95
Copyright year: 1989
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 8/28/1989
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.21" wide x 7.90" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

Arthur Waley (1889-1966) is highly regarded for his many translations of Chinese & Japanese literature.