Understanding the Analects of Confucius : A New Translation of Lunyu with Annotations
Understanding the Analects of Confucius :
A New Translation of Lunyu with Annotations
by Peimin Ni
English | 2017 | ISBN: 1438464517 | 510 Pages | PDF | 24 MB
A New Translation of Lunyu with Annotations
by Peimin Ni
English | 2017 | ISBN: 1438464517 | 510 Pages | PDF | 24 MB
A new translation and commentary of the Analects for contemporary audiences.
The Analects of Confucius is arguably the single most influential work of China's cultural heritage. In this new English translation, Peimin Ni accomplishes the rare feat of simultaneously providing a faithful translation of the text, offering his own reading based on gongfu (practice) perspective, and presenting major alternative readings to help the reader understand how diverse interpretations and controversies arise. In addition to the inclusion of the original Chinese text, Ni adds a comprehensive introduction, a discussion of key terms, annotations, and extensive cross-references. In doing so, Ni makes the text accessible and engaging for today's audience.
"Peimin Ni's translation of the Analects has many virtues that make it stand out as an exemplary version of this most important Chinese text. Ni has chosen to present the text as a living document, embedded in two thousand years of commentarial conversation over its meaning, with today's readers very much part of that ongoing conversation." - Stephen C. Angle, author of Contemporary Confucian Political Philosophy