The Confucian Four Books for Women - A New Translation of the Nu Shishu and the Commentary of Wang Xiang (Paperback)

This volume presents the first English translation of the Confucian classics, Four Books for Women, with extensive commentary by the compiler, Wang Xiang, and introductions and annotations by translator Ann A. Pang-White. Written by women for women's education, the Confucian Four Books for Women spanned the 1st to the 16th centuries, and encompass Ban Zhao's Lessons for Women, Song Ruoxin's and Song Ruozhao's Analects for Women, Empress Renxiaowen's Teachings for the Inner Court, and Madame Liu's (Chaste Widow Wang's) Short Records of Models for Women. A female counterpart to the famous Sishu (Four Books) compiled by Zhu Xi, Wang Xiang's Nu sishu provides an invaluable look at the long-standing history and evolution of Chinese women's writing, education, identity, and philosophical discourse, along with their struggles and triumphs, across the millennia and numerous Chinese dynasties. Pang-Whites new translation brings the authors of the Four Books for Women to life as real, living people, and illustrates why they wrote and how their work empowered women.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2018
Editors:	Ann A Pang-White (Professor of Philosophy)
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	344
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-046089-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Non-Western philosophy > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious life & practice > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Oriental religions > Confucianism Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Philosophy > Non-Western philosophy > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious life & practice > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Oriental religions > Confucianism
LSN:	0-19-046089-X
Barcode:	9780190460891

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