The Analects

A Norton Critical Edition

Confucius, Michael Nylan (University of California at Berkeley), Simon Leys

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English

WW Norton & Co
07 November 2014

Oriental & Indian philosophy

Series: Norton Critical Editions

The Norton Critical Edition aims to situate the historical figure of Kongzi, the legendary figure of Confucius, and the Analects (or Lunyu), the single most influential book ascribed to the Master's circle of disciples, within their evolving ethical, cultural, and political contexts. Simon Leys's acclaimed translation and notes are accompanied by Michael Nylan's insightful introduction.

Eleven essays by leading experts in the field of Chinese studies discuss a broad range of issues relating to the Analects, from the origins of the classicists (Ru) and the formation of the Analects text to the use (and abuse) of the Master's iconic image in twentieth- and twenty-first-century Asian, diasporic, and Western settings. Collectively, these readings suggest that the Confucius we thought we knew is not the Kongzi of record and that this Kongzi is a protean figure given to rapid change and continual reevaluation. Contributors include Henry Rosemont Jr., Nicolas Zufferey, Robert Eno, Thomas Wilson, Sébastien Billioud and Vincent Goossaert, Julia K. Murray, Mark Csikszentmihalyi and Tae Hyun Kim, Eric L. Hutton, Luke Habberstad, He Yuming, and Sam Ho.

By: Confucius
Edited by: Michael Nylan (University of California at Berkeley)
Translated by: Simon Leys
Imprint: WW Norton & Co
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Critical edition
Volume: 0
Dimensions: Height: 213mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 382g
ISBN: 9780393911954
ISBN 10: 0393911950
Series: Norton Critical Editions
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 07 November 2014
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michael Nylan is a professor of history at the University of California, Berkeley. Her work includes?The Art of War?and China’s Early Empires with Michael Loewe,?Yang?Xiong?and the Pleasures of Reading and Classical Learning in China, The Five “Confucian” Classics,?Lives of Confucius with Thomas A. Wilson, and several essays on feminism and Confucianism. Simon Leys is the pseudonym of Pierre Ryckmans, a noted scholar and astringent observer of Chinese culture and politics.