On friendship [[electronic resource] ] : one hundred maxims for a Chinese prince = Jiaoyou lun / / Matteo Ricci ; translated by Timothy Billings
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| Autore: |
Ricci Matteo <1552-1610.>
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| Titolo: |
On friendship [[electronic resource] ] : one hundred maxims for a Chinese prince = Jiaoyou lun / / Matteo Ricci ; translated by Timothy Billings
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Columbia University Press, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (188 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 177/.62 |
| Soggetto topico: | Friendship |
| Conduct of life | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
BillingsTimothy James <1963->
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- On Friendship -- Chronology of Editions -- Texts and Variants -- Sources and Notes -- Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | On friendship |
| ISBN: | 0-231-52028-X |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910462050403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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