The Analects of Confucius

In this terse, brilliant translation, Simon Leys restores the human
dimension to Confucius. He emerges a full-blooded character with a
passion for politics and a devotion to the ideals of a civilization he
saw in decline. Leys's notes draw Confucius into conversation with the
great thinkers of the Western tradition. In all, this volume provides
new readers the perfect introduction to a classic work.

About the author

Simon Leys is the pseudonym of Pierre Ryckmans, a noted scholar and astringent observer of Chinese culture and politics.

Summary

"This is the Confucius translation for our time."—Jonathan Mirsky, The Times [London]

Product details

• Authors: Confucius, Confucius Confucius
• Assisted by: Simon Leys (Translation), Leys Simon (Translation)
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.01.2010
• EAN: 9780393316995
• ISBN: 978-0-393-31699-5
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 196 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 198 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Essays, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, PHILOSOPHY / Essays, Literature - Classics / Criticism, RELIGION / Confucianism, Literary essays, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, Non-Western philosophy