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Exemplary Figures / Fayan法言

Inbunden, Engelska, 2013

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Winner of the Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for a Translation of a Scholarly Study of Literature, sponsored by the Modern Language AssociationExemplary Figures (sometimes translated as Model Sayings) is an unabridged, annotated translation of Fayan, one of three major works by the Chinese court poet-philosopher Yang Xiong (53 BCE-18 CE). Yang sought to "renew the old" by patterning these works on earlier classics, drawing inspiration from the Confucian Analects for Exemplary Figures. In this philosophical masterwork, constructed as a dialogue, Yang poses and then answers questions on philosophical, political, ethical, and literary matters. Michael Nylan's rendering of this text, which is laden with word play and is extraordinarily difficult to translate, is a joy to read-at turns wise, cautionary, and playful.Exemplary Figures is a core text that will be relied upon by scholars of Chinese history and philosophy and will be of interest to comparativists as well.

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Utgivningsdatum2013-08-30
Mått152 x 229 x 30 mm
Vikt635 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieClassics of Chinese Thought
Antal sidor360
FörlagUniversity of Washington Press
ISBN9780295992891
ÖversättareMichael Nylan
UtmärkelserWinner of Modern Language Association Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for for a Translation of a Literary Work 2015

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Acknowledgments Chronology of Dynasties Introduction Exemplary Figures / Fayan1. Learning and Practicing 2. Our Masters 3. Cultivating One’s Person 4. Asking about the Way 5. Asking about Divine Insight 6. Asking about Illumination 7. Things Rarely Seen 8. Every Five Hundred Years 9. Foresight10. Chong and Li 11. Yan Yuan and Min Ziqian 12. The Noble Man 13. Honoring the Ancestors, the Ultimate DutyGlossary of Names, Legendary and Historical Abbreviations Bibliography Index

"Fayan is one of the most important early Chinese texts. Carefully wrought and rich with historical insights and philosophical ruminations, it provides an invaluable window to the extraordinary mind of its creator, Yang Xiong, and the cross currents of his cultural moment. Nylan's masterful translation is a great stylistic and philological achievement. She renders Yang Xiong's prose with wit, fluency, and accuracy and provides the necessary contexts for understanding the text in her copious and helpful notes." Wai-Yee Li, Harvard University