Wilhelm, Richard 1873-1930 creator Danton, George H. (George Henry) 1880- Danton, Mrs. Annina Periam 1878- text bibliography nyu New York Harcourt, Brace and company [c1931] 1931 monographic eng

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x, 181 pages , 19 1/2 cm. Richard Wilhelm, the eminent German scholar of Chinese philosophy and culture who died in 1930, is best known for his translation of the I Ching. The present book contain his translation (rendered into English) of "The Life Shih Chi, or The Historical Records by Sse-Ma Chíen, dating from the turn of the second century B.C. This translation and Whhelm's invaluable commentaries provide a concise and readable survey of Confucius, the man and his teaching. The Life of Confucius, According to the Historical Accounts of SSE-MA Che'ien -- Critical Examination of the Data of SSE-MA Ch'ien. The Historical Significance of Confucius -- The Documentos Containing the Confucian Teaching -- The Classics --The Book of Records -- The Book of Odes -- The Data on Manners -- The Book of Changes -- The Post-Confucian Writings -- The Conversations of Confucius (Lun Yü) -- School Conversations (Chia Yü) -- The Great Learning (Ta Hsüeh), Measure and Mean (Chung Yung), and the Book of Reverence (Hsia Ching) -- The Philosopher Mencius -- According to the Data of the Pupils -- According to the Spring and Autumn Annals and the Book of Changes -- Specimens of the Text -- From the Conversations of Confucius (Lun Yü) -- From the Doctrine of the Mean (Chung Yung) -- From Mencius -- From Hsün Ch'ing Richard Wilhelm; Translated into English by George H. Danton and Annina Periam Danton. Bibliography: p. 177-179; "Supplementary bibliography added by the translators": p. 180-181. Confucius and Confucianism B 128.C8 W55 181/.112 0156220245 31008780 DLC 750815 20230808123222.0 9218005 spa