The Five "Confucian" Classics

The Five Classics associated with Confucius formed the core curriculum in the education of Chinese literati throughout most of the imperial period. In this book Michael Nylan offers a sweeping assessment of these ancient texts and shows how their influence spread across East Asia. Nylan begins by tracing the formation of the Five Classics canon in the pre-Han and Han periods, 206 B.C.A.D. 220, revising standard views on the topic. She assesses t...

By Michael Nylan
Hardcover: 448 pages
Publisher: Yale University Press (October 1, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0300081855
ISBN-13: 978-0300081855
Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 1 x 9.8 inches
Amazon Rank: 1477135
Format: PDF Text djvu ebook

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I bought this book thinking it would be a translation of the Five Classics. It is not. Amazon's description of the book does not point this out clearly. I expected there to be analysis and synthesis based upon the description, which there is, but the

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