The Jesuit reading of Confucius : the first complete translation of the Lunyu (1687) published in the West / by Thierry Meynard, SJ.
Chinese text with the Latin translation of the Lunyu and its commentaries, and their rendition in modern English, with notes.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

"The very name of Confucius is a constant reminder that the foremost sage in China was first known in the West through Latin works. The most influential of these was the 'Confucius Sinarum Philosophus' (Confucius, the Philosopher of China), published in Paris in 1687. For more than two hundred years, Western intellectuals like Leibniz and Voltaire read and meditated on the sayings of Confucius from this Latin version. Thierry Meynard examines the intellectual background of the Jesuits in China and their thought processes in coming to understand the Confucian tradition. He presents a trilingual edition of the Lunyu, including the Chinese text, the Latin translation of the 'Lunyu' and its commentaries, and their rendition in modern English, with notes."--OCLC record.

Table of contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction
I. The Genesis of the Sinarum Philosophus and its Prototypes.
II. The Interweaving of Different Chinese Sources.
III. Editorial Choices in Translating the Lunyu.
IV. The Jesuit Reading of the Lunyu and the Image of Confucius.
V. The Life of Confucius and his Portrait.
VI. The Reception of the Lunyu through Two Derivative Works.
Conclusion: Classics in the Global Age.
Trilingual Edition of the Lunyu, with Notes.
The Life of Confucius, Father of Chinese Philosophy.
Appendix. Ming Edition of the Lunyu jizhu with References in the Sinarum Philosophus.
Vocabulary -- Bibliography -- Index.

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