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Eastern Canons: Approaches to the Asian Classics by Wm. Theodore De Bary (Englis
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- Condition
- ISBN-13
- 9780231070058
- Book Title
- Eastern Canons
- ISBN
- 9780231070058
- Subject Area
- Literary Criticism
- Publication Name
- Eastern Canons : Approaches to the Asian Classics
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Item Length
- 0.8 in
- Subject
- Asian / General
- Publication Year
- 1995
- Series
- Companions to Asian Studies Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.1 in
- Item Weight
- 16.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 0.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 395 Pages
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Publisher
Columbia University Press
ISBN-10
0231070055
ISBN-13
9780231070058
eBay Product ID (ePID)
86146
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
395 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Eastern Canons : Approaches to the Asian Classics
Subject
Asian / General
Publication Year
1995
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism
Series
Companions to Asian Studies Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
16.1 Oz
Item Length
0.8 in
Item Width
0.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
89-023928
Dewey Edition
20
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal
809.895
Table Of Content
Preface, by Wm. Theodore de Bary 1. Asia in the Core Curriculum, by Wm. Theodore de Bary 2. Asian Classics as "The Great Books of the East", by Wm. Theodore de Bary 3. Classics of the Islamic Tradition The Qu'ran, by Peter Awn Attar - The Conference of the Birds, by James Winston Morris Al-Ghazali, by Peter Awn Ibn Khaldun, by Muhsin Mahdi 4. Classics of the Indian Tradition The Upanishads, by Joel Brereton The Mahabharata, by Barbara Stoler Miller Indian and Greek Epics, by Robert Antoine Sakuntala, by Barbara Stoler Miller Gandhi's Autobiography, by Ainslie T. Embree 5. Classics of the Chinese Tradition and Buddhism Mencius, by Irene Bloom Lao Tzu, by Franciscus Verellen The Lotus Sutra, by Wing-tsit Chan The Vimalakirti Sutra, by Robert A.F. Thurman The Platform Sutra, by Philip Yampolsky T'ang Poetry, by Burton Watson A Dream of Red Mansions, by C.T. Hsia 6. Classics of the Japanese Tradition The Tale of Genji, by Haruo Shirane Kamo no Chomei's Ten Foot Square Hut, by Paul Anderer The Tale of the Heike, by H. Paul Varley Kenko: Essays in Idleness, by Donald Keene The Poetry of Matsuo Basho, by Haruo Shirane 7. Symposium on the Oriental Humanities Robert Goldman David Johnson Jonathan Cott John Van Doren Pauline Yu Paul Anderer
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The essays gathered here, in addition to those by editors Wm. Theodore de Bary and Irene Bloob, are written by leading scholars of Asian cultures--among them Donald Keene, Peter Awn, Barbara Stoler Miller, Ainslie Embree, Burton Watson, C.T. Hsia, Paul Anderer, and others. They introduce classics from the Islamic, Indian, Chinese, and Japanese traditions, providing entree to texts which have emerged as monuments of Asian thought and literature. Among the works discussed are the Qu'ran, the philosophy of history of Ibn Khaldun, the Upanishads, the epic Mahabarata, the philosopher Mencius, the Lotus Sutra, T'and Poetry, the Tale of Genji, and the poet Basho., The essays gathered here, in addition to those by editors Wm. Theodore de Bary and Irene Bloom, are written by leading scholars of Asian cultures--among them Donald Keene, Peter Awn, Barbara Stoler Miller, Ainslie Embree, Burton Watson, C. T. Hsia, Paul Anderer, and others. They introduce classics from the Islamic, Indian, Chinese, and Japanese traditions. Among the works discussed are the Qu'ran, the philosophy of history of Ibn Khaldun, the Upanishads, the epic Mahabarata, the philosopher Mencius, the Lotus Sutra, T'ang Poetry, the Tale of Genji, and the poet Basho.
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