Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean

by Confucius; Legge, James

• ISBN13: 9780486227467
• ISBN10: 0486227464
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1971-06-01
• Publisher: Dover Publications

Summary

Entire text of theAnalects of Confuciusin large, readable characters, and beneath this Legge's full translation, which has been accepted and the definitive, standard English version. Full chinese text, standard English translation on same page. Finest edition anywhere of one of world's finest thinkers.

Table of Contents

THE PROLEGOMENA.
  CHAPTER I. OF THE CHINESE CLASSICS GENERALLY.
  I. Books included under the Name of the Chinese Classics
  II. The Authority of the Chinese Classics
  CHAPTER II. OF THE CONFUCIAN ANALECTS.
  I. Formation of the Text of the Analects by the Scholars of the Han Dynasty
  II. "At what time, and by whom, the Analects were written ; their Plan ; and Authenticity"
  III. Of Commentaries upon the Analects
  IV. Of Various Readings
  CHAPTER III. OF THE GREAT LEARNING.
  I. "History of the Text, and the different Arrangements of it which have been proposed"
  II. "Of the Authorship, and distinction of the Text into Classical Text and Commentary"
  III. Its Scope and Value
  CHAPTER IV. THE DOCTRINE OF THE MEAN.
  I. "Its Place in the Lî Chî, and its Publication separately"
  II. Its Author ; and some account of him
  III. Its Integrity
  IV. Its Scope and Value
  CHAPTER V. CONFUCIOUS AND HIS IMMEDIATE DISCIPLES.
  I. Life of Confucious
  II. His Influence and Opinions
  III. His Immediate Disciples
  CHAPTER VI. LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL WORKS WHICH HAVE BEEN CONSULTED IN THE PREPARATION OF THIS VOLUME.
  I. "Chinese Works, with Brief Notices"
  II. Translations and other Works
THE BODY OF THE VOLUME.
I. CONFUCIAN ANALECTS
    Book I. Hsio R
    II. Wei Chang
    III. Pâ Yî
    IV. Lî Zan
    V. Kung Yê Ch'ang
    VI. Yung Yê
    VII. Shû R
    VIII. T'âi-po
    IX. Tsze Han
    X. Hsiang Tang
    XI. Hsien Tsin
    XII. Yen Yüan
    XIII. Tsze-lû
    XIV. Hsien Wan
    XV. Wei Ling Kung
    XVI. Chî Shih
    XVII. Yang Ho
    XVIII. Wei Tsze
    XIX. Tsze-chang
    XX. Yâo Yüeh
II. THE GREAT LEARNING
III. THE DOCTRINE OF THE MEAN
INDEXES.
I. Subjects in the Confucian Analects
II. Proper Names in the Confucian Analects
III. Subjects in the Great Learning
IV. Proper Names in the Great Learning
V. Subjects in the Doctrine of the Mean
VI. Proper Names in the Doctrine of the Mean
VII. Chinese Characters and Phrases