Contents: Confucius. -- The ancients. -- The disciples. -- The analects. -- Terms. -- Written tradition. -- Ritual. -- Appendix I. The interpretations. -- Appendix II. Biographical dates.

"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 thought that are prominent in it, and a careful study of the history of the book and its interpretations. There are also full notes illuminating the references to contemporary events and clarifying obscure passages."--Cf. OCLC record.

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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