On Friendship : : One Hundred Maxims for a Chinese Prince / / Matteo Ricci.
"On Friendship, with its total of one hundred sayings, is the perfect gift for friends."Feng Yingjing, renowned scholar and civic official, 1601Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) is best known as the Italian Jesuit missionary who brought Christianity to China. He also published a landmark text on f...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package |
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Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2009] ©2009 |
Year of Publication: | 2009 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (192 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- On Friendship -- Chronology of Editions -- Texts and Variants -- Sources and Notes -- Index |
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Summary: | "On Friendship, with its total of one hundred sayings, is the perfect gift for friends."Feng Yingjing, renowned scholar and civic official, 1601Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) is best known as the Italian Jesuit missionary who brought Christianity to China. He also published a landmark text on friendshipthe first book to be written in Chinese by a Europeanthat instantly became a late Ming best seller. On Friendship distilled the best ideas on friendship from Renaissance Latin texts into one hundred pure and provocative Chinese maxims. Written in a masterful classical style, Ricci's sayings established his reputation as a great sage and the sentiments still ring true.Available for the first time in English, On Friendship matches a carefully edited Chinese text with a facing-page English translation and includes notes on sources and biographical, historical, and cultural information. Still admired in China for its sophistication and inspirational wisdom, On Friendship is a delightful cross-cultural work by a crucial and fascinating historical figure. It is also an excellent tool for learning Chinese, pairing a superb model of the classical language with an accessible and accurate translation. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780231520287 9783110649772 9783110442472 |
DOI: | 10.7312/ricc14924 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Matteo Ricci. |