Luxuriant gems of the Spring and Autumn / / attributed to Dong Zhongshu ; edited and translated by Sarah A. Queen & John S. Major

• Autore: Dong Zhongshu <active 2nd century B.C., >
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Columbia University Press, , [2016]; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (700 pages)
• Disciplina: 931/.03
• Soggetto topico: Philosophy, Chinese; Philosophers
• Soggetto geografico: China Politics and government
• Persona (resp. second.): QueenSarah A (Sarah Ann); MajorJohn S.
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Group 1. Exegetical Principles -- Group 2. Monarchical Principles -- Group 3. Regulatory Principles -- Group 4. Ethical Principles -- Group 5. Yin-Yang Principles -- Group 6. Five-Phase Principles -- Group 7. Ritual Principles -- Group 8. Heavenly Principles -- Appendix A. Biographies of the Confucian Scholars -- Appendix B. The Biography of Dong Zhongshu -- Selected Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The Spring and Autumn (Chunqiu) is a chronicle kept by the dukes of the state of Lu from 722 to 481 B.C.E. Luxuriant Gems of the "Spring and Autumn" (Chunqiu fanlu) follows the interpretations of the Gongyang Commentary, whose transmitters sought to explicate the special language of the Spring and Autumn. The work is often ascribed to the Han scholar and court official Dong Zhongshu, but, as this study reveals, the text is in fact a compendium of writings by a variety of authors spanning several generations. It depicts a utopian vision of a flourishing humanity that they believed to be Confucius's legacy to the world.The Gongyang masters thought that Confucius had written the Spring and Autumn, employing subtle phrasing to indicate approval or disapproval of important events and personages. Luxuriant Gems therefore augments Confucian ethical and philosophical teachings with chapters on cosmology, statecraft, and other topics drawn from contemporary non-Confucian traditions. A major resource, this book features the first complete English-language translation of Luxuriant Gems, divided into eight thematic sections with introductions that address dating, authorship, authenticity, and the relationship between the Spring and Autumn and the Gongyang approach. Critically illuminating early Chinese philosophy, religion, literature, and politics, this book conveys the brilliance of intellectual life in the Han dynasty during the formative decades of the Chinese imperial state.
• Titolo autorizzato: Luxuriant gems of the Spring and Autumn
• ISBN: 0-231-53961-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910797842103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Translations from the Asian classics.