The wisdom of confucius confucius yutang, lin edt lin. Lin yutang 18951976 was a lazy fellow from fujian province. Chicago turabian humanities citation style guide confucius et al. The wisdom of confucius, lin yutang, brightly illustrated by feanyee wong, original slipcase 1943, 1st edition modern library, antique books antiquarianbookgems 5 out of 5 stars 105. Some wear to the spine and a nick on the slip cover. His informal but polished style in both chinese and english made him one of the most influential writers of his generation, and his compilations and translations of classic chinese texts into english were bestsellers in the west. Jan 01, 2007 wisdom is not a practical skill that people can learn or master quickly, but something can only be gradually experienced and understood over time.
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He pursued social and political reform, leaving a legacy of wisdom that remains vital today. Jun 20, 2010 the wisdom of confucius is written by dr lin yutang. Includes a section on the life of confucius, chapters on central harmony, ethics and politics, confuciuss aphorisms and discourses, and excerpts from mencius. Confucian views on war as seen in the gongyang commentary on. He then taught english literature at peking university but later return to united states. Sep 27, 2010 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Chapter iii, central harmony is the only chapter in which i have not made by own translation, the one used being by the late gu hongming. While confucius is more popularly known to the average man in the west, a small group of critics and scholars in this country, for some years now. Dr lin yutang did his bachelors degree at saint johns university in shanghai and then started his doctoral degree at harvard university but finished it at university of leipzig. Download pdf the wisdom of confucius ebook full get book. It is extremely difficult to leave it before concluding, once you begin to read the book. Introduction life of confucius central harmony ethics and politics aphorisms of confucius first discourse. Lin yutang biography part 1 pdf english translation of anor lins work.
Chinese response to lin yutangs cultural internationalism prior to 1939. Lin yutangs prescription is the classic chinese philosophy of life. The wisdom of confucius 9789570909531 by yutang lin and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. The wisdom of confucius by lin yutang modern library etsy. The wisdom of confucius chinese edition lin yutang on. His discourses and sayings of confucius was studded with. The wisdom of confucius translated by lin yutangillustrated. The wisdom of confucius, 1943 book, chinese philosopher teacher and politician life, harmony, ethics, politics, aphorisms, discourses, on education, music, mencius. The wisdom of confucius by lin, yutang, unknown edition. Through his interpretation, this book really shows the wisdom of the greatest chinese teacher confucius. Insightful compilation of the teachings of the great chinese philosopher and social reformer. The wisdom of confucius by lin yutang, edited and translated by. The wisdom of confucius confucius 9780806517025 amazon wisdom is not a practical skill that people can learn or master quickly but something can only be gradually experienced and understood over time dr lin yutang himself was a very wise man through his interpretation this book really shows the wisdom of the greatest chinese teacher confucius. The wisdom of confucius illustrated edition by confucius.
The wisdom of confucius, lin yutang editor and translator, the modern library, new york, 1938, dust jacket show moderate soiling and pencil markings on back, chipping and rubbing along spine and foreedges, price sticker along top edge of jacket flap indicating that as of april 15 1947, the price of the modern library in u. The page illustrated is the opening portion of book ix. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. D6jcrydv0rzr pdf lin yutang on the wisdom of america hardback lin yutang on the wisdom of america hardback filesize.
The wisdom of confucius hardcover published march 22nd 1994 by random house publishing group. Through his interpretation, this book really shows the wisdom. Wisdom is not a practical skill that people can learn or master quickly, but something can only be gradually experienced and understood over time. Index termschina, lin yutang, publication, translation. This edition was published in 2009 by wai yu jiao xue yu yan jiu chu ban she in beijing shi. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw. The wisdom of confucius modern library 9780679601234 confucius, lin yutang, tutorials, pdf, ebook, torrent, downloads, rapidshare, filesonic, hotfile, megaupload, fileserve downloads the wisdom of confucius modern library 9780679601234 confucius, lin yutang. Lin yutang on the wisdom of america hardback stiygw8oo37z. Lin yutang october 10, 1895 march 26, 1976 was a chinese writer and inventor. Every reader of books will find titles he has been looking for, handsomely printed, in definitive editions, and at an unusually low price. The wisdom of confucius confucius, lin, yutang, 1895 ed. The wisdom of confucius by confucius nook book noistoningrit. The wisdom of confucius volume 306 of modern library of the worlds best books volume 7 of modern library the illustrated modern library. Lin, the son of a chinese presbyterian minister, was educated for the ministry but renounced christianity in his early 20s and became a professor of english.
The wisdom of confucius 1943 book chinese philosopher etsy. These literary translations are from lin yutang, one of chinas most famous translators and scholars. Whether considering his own life, human nature, or a societys responsibilities, confucius s teachings emphasize morality, social relationships, justice, and sincerity. He traveled to the united states and europe for advanced study. This bilingual volume presents selections from the works of confucius for the student of chinese. The wisdom of laotse the publishers will be pleased to send, upon request, an illustrated folder setting forth the purpose and scope of the modern library, and listing each volume in the series. It includes the original slip cover which has kept the amazing dragon cover designed and illustrated by jeanyee wong in very good condition.
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