In this engaging volume, Daniel Gardner explains the way in which
the Four Books-- Great Learning , Analects , Mencius , and
Maintaining Perfect Balance --have been read and understood by the
Chinese since the twelfth century. Selected passages in translation
are accompanied by Gardner's comments, which incorporate selections
from the commentary and interpretation of the renowned
Neo-Confucian thinker, Zhu Xi (1130-1200). This study provides an
ideal introduction to the basic texts in the Confucian tradition
from the twelfth through the twentieth centuries. It guides the
reader through Zhu Xi's influential interpretation of the Four
Books, showing how Zhu, through the genre of commentary, gave new
coherence and meaning to these foundational texts. Since the Four
Books with Zhu Xi's commentary served as the basic textbook for
Chinese schooling and the civil service examinations for more than
seven hundred years, this book illustrates as well the nature of
the standard Chinese educational curriculum.
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