THE WISDOM OF CONFUCIUS
by Lin Yutang (Editor, Translator & Annotator)
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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About This Item
New York. NY: The Modern Library/Random House, 1938. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Text/Faint creasing to lower corner of pg 199, else NEW & Bright. Gilt embossed green linen boards/Fine. DJ/None. Upper text edge dyed green. Author, Chinese inventor, linguist, novelist, philosopher, and translator, Lin Yutang (1895 - 1976) immigrated to America in 1935; keen mind w/formidable mastery of Chinese & English. This 1938 work is of the sage Confucius (c. 551- 479 BC) philosopher, an unsuccesful politician of the Spring and Autumn Period, who promoted personal & governmental ethics & morality, agreed upon correctness in social relationships, justice & sincerity.. 290 pgs in 11 chapters: I, Introduction; II, The Life of Confucius (based on Szema Ch'ien's biography; III, Central Harmony; III, Ethics & Politics; IV, Ethics & Politics; V, Aphorisms of Confucius; VI, First Discourse: Education through the Six Classics; VII, Second Discourse: An Interview with Duke Ai; VIII, Third Discourse: The Vision of a Social Order; IX, On Education; X, On Music; and XI, Mencius. Fine copy, less dustjacket.
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- 100 POCKETS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019585
- Title
- THE WISDOM OF CONFUCIUS
- Author
- Lin Yutang (Editor, Translator & Annotator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Thus
- Publisher
- The Modern Library/Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York. NY
- Date Published
- 1938
- Keywords
- Intellectual History/Philosophy, Ancient China/Government/Social Responsibility
- Bookseller catalogs
- Philosophy;
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