Confucius Analects

by Confucius; Slingerland, Edward G.

• ISBN13: 9780872206366
• ISBN10: 087220636X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-09-01
• Publisher: Hackett Pub Co Inc

Summary

This edition goes beyond others that largely leave readers to their own devices in understanding this cryptic work, by providing an entrée into the text that parallels the traditional Chinese way of approaching it: alongside Slingerland's exquisite rendering of the work are his translations of a selection of classic Chinese commentaries that shed light on difficult passages, provide historical and cultural context, and invite the reader to ponder a range of interpretations. The ideal student edition, this volume also includes a general introduction, notes, multiple appendices -- including a glossary of technical terms, references to modern Western scholarship that point the way for further study, and an annotated bibliography.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgments	x
Conventions	xi
Introduction	xiii
Traditional Chronology	xxvi
Analects
Book One	1	(7)
Book Two	8	(9)
Book Three	17	(12)
Book Four	29	(10)
Book Five	39	(13)
Book Six	52	(12)
Book Seven	64	(14)
Book Eight	78	(8)
Book Nine	86	(12)
Book Ten	98	(13)
Book Eleven	111	(14)
Book Twelve	125	(13)
Book Thirteen	138	(15)
Book Fourteen	153	(21)
Book Fifteen	174	(17)
Book Sixteen	191	(8)
Book Seventeen	199	(14)
Book Eighteen	213	(8)
Book Nineteen	221	(10)
Book Twenty	231	(5)
Romanization	236	(1)
Appendix 1: Glossary of Terms	237	(7)
Appendix 2: Disciples of Confucius	244	(4)
Appendix 3: Historical Personages	248	(8)
Appendix 4: Traditional Chinese Commentators Cited	256	(14)
Appendix 5: Traditional Chinese
Texts	270	(7)
Bibliography	277