Record of Daily Knowledge and Collected Poems and Essays
Columbia University Press (Verlag)
978-0-231-17048-2 (ISBN)
In his introduction, Ian Johnston recounts Gu Yanwu's personal history and reviews his published works, along with their scholarly reception. Annotations accompany his translations, and a special essay on feudalism by Tang Dynasty poet and scholar Liu Zongyuan (773-819) provides insight into Gu Yanwu's later work on the subject.
Gu Yanwu (1613-1682), born in the late years of the Ming Dynasty, had an unusual education, supervised by his grandfather and his adoptive mother, Wang. The latter, a woman of high principles, starved herself to death rather than live under the rule of the Manchus. She implored her son never to serve the dynasty in an official capacity. Complying with her deathbed wish, Gu Yanwu led an itinerant and eventful life, devoting himself to study and writing on a wide range of subjects. His overall aim, once hope of a Ming restoration had faded, was the betterment of self and society. The foundations of his thought were a deep study of the original classics and devolution in administration. After his death, his writings, when finally published, had a profound and enduring influence. Ian Johnston is an independent scholar and translator. He has published translations of early Chinese philosophical works and Chinese poetry, as well as translations of classical Greek medical texts.
Acknowledgments List of Bibliographical Abbreviations Introduction Part I. Essays from the Record of Daily Knowledge (Rizhi Lu-RZL) 1. RZL 1-7: The Classics 2. RZL 8-12: Administration and Economics 3. RZL 13-15: Customs and Mores 4. RZL 16-17: The Examination System 5. RZL 18-21: Literature and Philosophy 6. RZL 22-32: Miscellaneous Part II. Essays, Letters, and Prefaces from Collected Poems and Essays (Tinglin Shiwenji-SWJ) 1. SWJ 1: Statecraft Essays 2. SWJ 2: Prefaces 3. SWJ 3: Letters 1 4. SWJ 4: Letters 2 5. SWJ 5: Records, Inscriptions, and Other Writings 6. SWJ 6: Miscellaneous Part III. Poems from Collected Poems and Essays (Tinglin Shiwenji-SWJ) Appendix 1. Biographical Summary Appendix 2. Works by Gu Yanwu Appendix 3. Zhang Binglin's Preface to Huang Kan's Rizhi Lu Jiaoji Appendix 4. On the Feudal System (Fengjian Lun)-Liu Zongyuan Notes Bibliography Index
Erscheinungsdatum | 08.12.2016 |
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Reihe/Serie | Translations from the Asian Classics |
Übersetzer | Ian Johnston |
Verlagsort | New York |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Anthologien |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Östliche Philosophie | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen | |
ISBN-10 | 0-231-17048-3 / 0231170483 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-231-17048-2 / 9780231170482 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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