The Treasured Classics of Confucian Scriptures and Commentaries

鹿军士Shantou University Press · ChinaMar 2017

Rating 3.3
Word count
49K words
Chapters
17
ISBN
9787565823664

Tags

Culture Eastern WisdomAncient ThoughtIntellectual EnlightenmentMoral CultivationIllustrated GuideAcademic StudyClassical CommentaryTraditional AestheticsConfucian ClassicsClassical Elegance

Summary

Elegantly presented and a feast for the eyes, this series pairs accessible language with illustrations and images to striking, intuitive effect. Its classical grace and charm make it highly readable, a pleasure to browse, and informative. It enables readers to appreciate the many facets of Beautiful China in full, strengthens national self-respect and cultural pride, and helps carry forward and promote Chinese culture, creating a future advanced national culture with Chinese characteristics, leading the Chinese nation toward great rejuvenation and realizing the great dream of building a Beautiful China.

Editor's review

The Confucian Classics Treasury is published by Shantou University Press and written by Lu Junshi. Centered on the systematic organization and interpretation of the Confucian classics, the book aims to give readers a clear, comprehensive map of Confucian knowledge. In content and positioning it is not a forbidding academic monograph but rather an introductory, compilatory work for general readers, focusing on chapter-by-chapter organization, distillation of key ideas, and background on the core Confucian classics (such as the Analects, Mencius, Great Learning, and Doctrine of the Mean). For beginners its value lies in its clear structure, which helps readers quickly build an overall understanding of the Confucian classic system and avoid getting lost in the vast corpus. Its interpretive style is plain and popular, reducing the sense of distance that reading the classical originals can produce. For readers seeking deep textual research, intellectual debate, or cutting-edge scholarship, however, its interpretations may seem fairly basic and conventional. It is more like a patient guide introducing the basic features and core propositions of the Confucian classics—a practical starting point for building a knowledge framework rather than the end of an intellectual adventure. The editors believe that in an age of fragmented information, the value of such a work, which aims to present the traditional classics systematically, lies in helping readers study in an organized way and cultivate an overall feel for traditional culture.

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Reading tips

  1. Start by reading the table of contents to grasp the book's classification and framework of the Confucian classics, then choose the chapters that interest you most
  2. While reading, compare passages from the original classics (such as famous lines from the Analects) to deepen your impressions
  3. Don't feel you must finish it in one go; keep it as a desk reference to consult as needed and build up gradually

About the publisher

Shantou University Press China · Founded in 1993

Shantou University Press builds its publishing program on university textbooks, teaching reference books, and academic monographs, while also accumulating a body of literary and cultural titles. Its catalog shows a concentration on foreign and classical literary classics, including Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace, Wu Cheng'en's Journey to the West, Victor Hugo's Les Misérables, and Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind, covering categories such as world classics and canonical works. Its author resources include major Chinese and foreign writers such as Tolstoy, Hugo, Dickens, Cervantes, Fabre, and Li Yu. Books on parenting and social sciences also appear in its list. Drawing on the regional culture of Chaoshan, the press balances teaching and research with cultural popularization, and Chaoshan culture titles are one of its emphases. Given limited public information, other details are not addressed here.

Contents

  1. 版权信息
  2. 前 言
  3. 儒家四书
  4. 为人处世哲学的《论语》
  5. 提倡施行仁政的《孟子》
  6. 修身治国之学的《大学》
  7. 人性修养著作的《中庸》
  8. 儒家五经
  9. 最早的诗歌总集《诗经》
  10. 最早的历史文献《尚书》
  11. 最早的典章制度《礼记》
  12. 最早的哲学著作《周易》
  13. 最早编年体史书《春秋》
  14. 儒学著作
  15. 以人法天纲领的《周礼》
  16. 先秦礼仪制度的《仪礼》
  17. 儒家伦理观之作《孝经》

FAQ

Does this book contain the full text of all the Confucian classics? This is primarily a guide and interpretive work, not a complete collection of the full texts of all the classics. It focuses on distilling key ideas, providing background, and systematically organizing the core classics to help readers understand their essence and context.
Is the author's interpretive stance academic or popular? Judging by the book's positioning and style, the author's stance is clearly toward the popular and accessible. The language is plain, aiming to lower the barrier to reading and serve general readers' understanding of the basic Confucian system rather than to conduct professional academic argument.
Is this book suitable for young readers? If young readers have an initial interest in traditional culture, the book's clear structure and relatively easy interpretations can make it a good introductory guide. For younger children, however, parents or teachers may still need to offer some guidance and explanation.

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About the author

鹿军士 Author

Lu Junshi: publicly available information is limited, and reliable records of his identity and life details are not yet available. Nevertheless, the 82 works held in the library offer a rough outline of his writing profile. His work spans Eastern philosophy, folk literature, inspirational growth, culture, language and writing, and prose miscellany. Representative works include Hundred Schools of Philosophical Works, Colorful Folk Tales, The Gardener Deep in the Heart, Romantic Myths and Legends, The Exquisite Charm of Ci Poetry, Rich Language and Writing, Substantial Prose Works, and A Kind of Love Ordinary Yet Boundless. These works are mostly aimed at general readers, presenting philosophical ideas, folk tales, and knowledge of language and culture in an accessible way, while also touching on emotional inspiration and prose essays. His subjects are broad and close to everyday reading. Overall, Lu Junshi's writing emphasizes knowledge popularization and cultural transmission, with plain language and attention to readability, serving as a bridge between traditional culture and popular reading.