Project Gutenberg 2002-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 290 Legge, James 1815 1897 Li, Ya-ko The Chinese Classics: with a translation, critical and exegetical notes, prolegomena and copious indexes (Shih ching. English) — Volume 1 Confucian analects -- The great learning -- The doctrine of the mean. Produced by Rick Davis and David Steelman "The Chinese Classics" by James Legge is a scholarly compilation of important Confucian texts that was produced in the late 19th century. This collection, spanning five volumes, includes translations, critical notes, and exegeses of the "Confucian Analects," "The Great Learning," and "The Doctrine of the Mean," among others. The book serves as a historic and philosophical resource for understanding the foundational texts of Confucianism, reflecting on their significance in the context of Chinese cultural and intellectual history. The opening of this work outlines the structure and significance of the Chinese classics, discussing the canonical titles that are regarded as authoritative within Chinese literature. It elaborates on the "Five Ching" and "Four Books," explaining the origins of these texts and their attributions to Confucius and his disciples. Moreover, this section introduces the historical challenges faced by these works, such as the burning of books during the Qin dynasty and subsequent efforts to recover and preserve classical literature. Overall, the beginning serves as a critical introduction to the importance of these texts for understanding Confucian philosophy and its enduring legacy in Chinese culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en zh China -- History Chinese literature -- Translations into English Chinese literature PL Text Banned Books from Anne Haight's list Browsing: History - General Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature 370328 369658 2024-10-02T06:11:20.239466 2023-10-02T05:54:37.411299 text/html text/html 361836 2021-01-08T16:37:23 text/html; charset=utf-8 137773 2021-01-08T16:37:23 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 247039 2024-10-02T06:11:28.946652 application/epub+zip 251509 2024-10-02T06:11:24.364462 application/epub+zip 205499 2024-10-02T06:11:23.007463 application/epub+zip 550938 2024-10-02T06:11:32.244413 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 533067 2024-10-02T06:11:28.085626 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 365222 2022-09-02T07:34:09.243443 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 350112 350088 2024-10-02T06:11:19.626468 2023-10-02T05:54:36.886314 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 349667 2021-01-08T16:37:23 text/plain; charset=utf-8 130484 2021-01-08T16:37:23 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20777 2024-10-02T06:11:32.378402 application/rdf+xml 27309 2024-10-02T06:11:23.569462 image/jpeg 4945 2024-10-02T06:11:23.288445 image/jpeg 247449 2024-10-02T06:11:20.270497 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia