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The Analects of Confucius
tran s lations from the asian classics
Analects of Confucius
, stone stele fragment. Imperial scholars, using a special
style of calligraphy called
li,
inscribed the Analects and other classical texts on
stone stele, which they erected in the Imperial Academy in
a.d.
175. The stones
were destroyed soon after during the wars that brought the dynasty to an end,
and the fragments were buried for protection. They were later unearthed during
the Song dynasty. This fragment depicts a section of the
Analects
and measures
52 by 35 centimeters.
photograph and permission courtesy of the national library of china, beijing.
The Analects of Confucius
t r an s l at e d b y b u rt o n wat s o n
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Confucius.
[Lun yü. English]
The Analects of Confucius / translated by Burton Watson.
p. cm.—(Translations from the Asian classics)
Includes bibliographical references.
isbn 978-0-231-14164-2 (cloth : alk. paper)
isbn 978-0-231-51199-5 (electronic)
i. Watson, Burton, 1925– ii. Title. iii. Series.
pl2478.l3 2007
181'.112—dc22
2007005401
Columbia University Press books are printed on
permanent and durable acid-free paper.
Printed in the United States of America
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Contents
introduc tion
1
Book
One
15
Book
Two
19
Book
Three
25
Book
Four
31
Book
Five
35
Book
Six
41
Book
Seven
47
Book
Eight
53
Book
Nine
59
Book
Ten
65
Book
Eleven
71
Book
Twelve
79
Book
Thirteen
87
Book
Fourteen
95
Book
Fifteen
105
Book
Sixteen
113
Book
Seventeen
119
Book
Eighteen
127
Book
Nineteen
133
Book
Twenty
139
glossary of persons
and places
143
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