"The Chinese Classics" by James Legge is a collection and translation of key Confucian texts. It explains the historical and philosophical importance of works like the "Confucian Analects" and others. It explores the meaning of the "Five Ching" and "Four Books," telling about where they came from and who they were connected to. It also talks about how these books struggled through time, even being burned and then saved. The first bit gives a detailed introduction to why these texts are so vital for understanding Confucian ideas and their impact on Chinese culture.
The Chinese Classics: with a translation, critical and exegetical notes, prolegomena and copious indexes (Shih ching. English) — Volume 1
By James Legge
Discover how ancient Chinese texts survived burning and shaped a culture's philosophy, offering insight into a lasting legacy.
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About the AuthorJames Legge was a Scottish linguist, missionary, sinologist, and translator
who was best known as an early translator of Classical Chinese texts into English. Legge served as a representative of the London Missionary Society in Malacca and Hong Kong (1840–1873) and was the first Professor of Chinese at Oxford University (1876–1897). In association with Max Müller he prepared the monumental Sacred Books of the East series, published in 50 volumes between 1879 and 1891.
James Legge was a Scottish linguist, missionary, sinologist, and translator who was best known as an early translator of Classical Chinese texts into English. Legge served as a representative of the London Missionary Society in Malacca and Hong Kong (1840–1873) and was the first Professor of Chinese at Oxford University (1876–1897). In association with Max Müller he prepared the monumental Sacred Books of the East series, published in 50 volumes between 1879 and 1891.
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