Finding Wisdom in East Asian Classics /

Finding Wisdom in East Asian Classics / / ed. by Wm. Theodore De Bary.

Finding Wisdom in East Asian Classics is an essential, all-access guide to the core texts of East Asian civilization and culture. Essays address frequently read, foundational texts in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese, as well as early modern fictional classics and nonfiction works of the se...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
MitwirkendeR:
Anderer, Paul,
Bloom, Irene,
Chan, Wing-tsit,
Chung, Rachel E.,
Contino, Paul,
Haboush, JaHyun Kim,
Hsia, C. T.,
Kalton, Michael C.,
Keene, Donald,
Mirollo, James,
Schirokauer, Conrad,
Shirane, Haruo,
Theodore de Bary, Wm.,
Thurman, Robert A. F.,
Tucker, Mary Evelyn,
Varley, Paul,
Verellen, Franciscus,
Watson, Burton,
Yampolsky, Philip,
HerausgeberIn:
Bary, Wm. Theodore De,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2011]
©2011
Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (432 p.) :; 1 halftone
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface. The Great "Civilized" Conversation: Cases in Point
  • 1. Asian Classics as the Great Books of the East
  • 2. Asia in the Core Curriculum
  • 3. Why We Read the Analects of Confucius
  • 4. Mencius
  • 5. Laozi
  • 6. Zhuangzi
  • 7. Xunzi
  • 8. The Lotus Sūtra
  • 9. The Teaching of Vimalakīrti
  • 10(a). The Platform Sūtra of the Sixth Patriarch
  • 10(b). The Platform Sūtra as a Chinese Classic
  • 11. Tang Poetry: A Return to Basics
  • 12. Journey to the West
  • 13. A Dream of Red Mansions
  • 14. Zhu Xi and the Four Books
  • 15. Waiting for the Dawn : Huang Zongxi's Critique of the Chinese Dynastic System
  • 16(a). The Tale of Genji as a Japanese and World Classic
  • 16(b). Passion and Poignancy in The Tale of Genji
  • 17. Th e Pillow Book
  • 18. Kamo no Chōmei's "An Account of My Hut"
  • 19. The Tale of the Heike
  • 20(a). Kenkō's Essays in Idleness
  • 20(b). Kenkō and Montaigne in Tandem
  • 21(a). The Poetry of Matsuo Bashō
  • 21(b). Matsuo Bashō
  • 22. Chikamatsu
  • 23. Saikaku's Five Women Who Loved Love
  • 24. Kaibara Ekken's Precepts for Daily Life in Japan
  • 25. The Contemporary Meaning of T'oegye's Ten Diagrams on Sage Learning
  • 26. The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyŏng
  • 27. The Song of the Faithful Wife Ch'unhyang
  • 28. Reading and Teaching The Tale of Kieu
  • Index

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