THE WISDOM OF CONFUCIUS

Lin Yutang (Editor, Translator & Annotator)

Published by The Modern Library/Random House, New York. NY, 1938

About this Item

Text/Faint creasing to lower corner of pg 199, else NEW & Bright. Gilt embossed green linen boards/Fine. DJ/None. Upper text edge dyed green. Author, Chinese inventor, linguist, novelist, philosopher, and translator, Lin Yutang (1895 - 1976) immigrated to America in 1935; keen mind w/formidable mastery of Chinese & English. This 1938 work is of the sage Confucius (c. 551- 479 BC) philosopher, an unsuccesful politician of the Spring and Autumn Period, who promoted personal & governmental ethics & morality, agreed upon correctness in social relationships, justice & sincerity. 290 pgs in 11 chapters: I, Introduction; II, The Life of Confucius (based on Szema Ch'ien's biography; III, Central Harmony; III, Ethics & Politics; IV, Ethics & Politics; V, Aphorisms of Confucius; VI, First Discourse: Education through the Six Classics; VII, Second Discourse: An Interview with Duke Ai; VIII, Third Discourse: The Vision of a Social Order; IX, On Education; X, On Music; and XI, Mencius. Fine copy, less dustjacket. Seller Inventory # 019585

Bibliographic Details

Title: THE WISDOM OF CONFUCIUS

Publisher: The Modern Library/Random House, New York. NY

Publication Date: 1938

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: First Edition, First Thus