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The Dynamics of Masters Literature: Early Chinese Thought from Confucius to Han Feizi
Wiebke Denecke
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Hardback. The importance of the corpus of "Masters Literature" that developed in early China since the fifth century bce has long been recognized. But just what are these texts? How should we translate these texts? This book explores these questions through close readings of seven examples of "Masters Literature". Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 386 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
The importance of the rich corpus of Masters Literature that developed in early China since the fifth century bce has long been recognized. But just what are these texts? Scholars have often approached them as philosophy, but these writings have also been studied as literature, history, and anthropological, religious, and paleographic records. How should we translate these texts for our times? This book explores these questions through close readings of seven examples of Masters Literature and asks what proponents of a 'Chinese philosophy' gained by creating a Chinese equivalent of philosophy and what we might gain ... Read more
The importance of the rich corpus of Masters Literature that developed in early China since the fifth century bce has long been recognized. But just what are these texts? Scholars have often approached them as philosophy, but these writings have also been studied as literature, history, and anthropological, religious, and paleographic records. How should we translate these texts for our times? This book explores these questions through close readings of seven examples of Masters Literature and asks what proponents of a 'Chinese philosophy' gained by creating a Chinese equivalent of philosophy and what we might gain ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
386
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Series
Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series
Condition
New
Weight
657 g
Number of Pages
386
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780674056091
SKU
V9780674056091
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About Wiebke Denecke
Wiebke Denecke is Assistant Professor of Chinese, Japanese and Comparative Literature at Boston University.
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