03301nam 22006371a 450 991046205040332120200520144314.00-231-52028-X10.7312/ricc14924(CKB)2670000000184644(EBL)908771(OCoLC)826476132(SSID)ssj0000692033(PQKBManifestationID)11447639(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000692033(PQKBWorkID)10634916(PQKB)10277889(MiAaPQ)EBC908771(DE-B1597)459259(OCoLC)794488593(OCoLC)979574943(DE-B1597)9780231520287(Au-PeEL)EBL908771(CaPaEBR)ebr10546889(CaONFJC)MIL666568(EXLCZ)99267000000018464420090512d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrOn friendship[electronic resource] one hundred maxims for a Chinese prince = Jiaoyou lun /Matteo Ricci ; translated by Timothy BillingsNew York Columbia University Pressc20091 online resource (188 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-322-35286-0 0-231-14924-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- On Friendship -- Chronology of Editions -- Texts and Variants -- Sources and Notes -- Index"On Friendship, with its total of one hundred sayings, is the perfect gift for friends."—Feng Yingjing, renowned scholar and civic official, 1601Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) is best known as the Italian Jesuit missionary who brought Christianity to China. He also published a landmark text on friendship—the first book to be written in Chinese by a European—that instantly became a late Ming best seller. On Friendship distilled the best ideas on friendship from Renaissance Latin texts into one hundred pure and provocative Chinese maxims. Written in a masterful classical style, Ricci's sayings established his reputation as a great sage and the sentiments still ring true.Available for the first time in English, On Friendship matches a carefully edited Chinese text with a facing-page English translation and includes notes on sources and biographical, historical, and cultural information. Still admired in China for its sophistication and inspirational wisdom, On Friendship is a delightful cross-cultural work by a crucial and fascinating historical figure. It is also an excellent tool for learning Chinese, pairing a superb model of the classical language with an accessible and accurate translation.FriendshipQuotations, maxims, etcConduct of lifeQuotations, maxims, etcElectronic books.FriendshipConduct of life177/.62Ricci Matteo1552-1610.161434Billings Timothy James1963-1053256MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462050403321On friendship2485072UNINA