Hsun Yueh and the Mind of Late Han China : A Translation of the SHEN-CHIEN / Chi-yen Ch'en.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ch'en, Chi-yen, author.

Series:

Princeton library of Asian translations.

Princeton Library of Asian Translations ; 82

Standardized Title:

Shen jian. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presidents--United States--Inauguration.

Presidents.

Washington (D.C.)--History.

Washington (D.C.).

Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)--History.

Georgetown (Washington, D.C.).

Monroe, James, 1758-1831.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Biography/History:

Mayor of Washington, D.C.

Summary:

Hsiin Yiieh's Shen-chien (Extended Reflections) is one of the four major philosophical works that have survived from the later Han dynasty (A.D. 25- 220). Presented here for Western readers is an English translation by Ch'i-ytin Ch'en of the entire work, supplemented with selections of Hsiin Yiieh's other essays.Originally published in 1980.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

Introduction

I. Hsun Yueh and the Mind of Late Han China

II. Textual Problems of Hsun Yueh's Works: The Han-chi and the Shen-chien

III. Selections from Hsun Yueh's Lun (Discourses) in the Han-chi

Translation of the Shen-chien (Extended Reflections)

1. Essence of Government (Cheng-t'i)

2. Current Affairs (Shih-shih)

3. Common Superstitions (Su-hsien)

4. Miscellaneous Dialogues (Tsa-yen), I

5. Miscellaneous Dialogues (Tsa-yen), II

Bibliography

Index-Glossary

Notes:

Forms part of: Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection.

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages 199-207.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9780691643458

0691643458

9780691616131

0691616132

9781400853489

1400853486

OCLC:

899261209