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On Friendship One Hundred Maxims For A Chinese Prince
Paperback Edition: 1
On Friendship, with its total of one hundred sayings, is the perfect gift for friends.& mdash;Feng Yingjing, renowned scholar and civic official, 1601Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) is best known as the Italian Jesuit missionary who brought Christianity to China. He also published a landmark text
on friendship& mdash;the first book to be written in Chinese by a European& mdash;that instantly became a late Ming best seller. On Friendship distilled the best ideas on friendship from Renaissance Latin texts into one hundred pure and provocative Chinese maxims. Written in a masterful classical style, Ricci's sayings established his reputation as a great sage and the sentiments still ring true.Available for the first time in English, On Friendship matches a carefully edited Chinese text with a facing-page English translation and includes notes on sources and biographical, historical, and cultural information. Still admired in China for its sophistication and inspirational wisdom, On Friendship is a delightful cross-cultural work by a crucial and fascinating historical figure. It is also an excellent tool for learning Chinese, pairing a superb model of the classical language with an accessible and accurate translation.
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Pages : 192
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Publication date : 2009-08
Subjects: Non-fiction, Humanities, Social Sciences, Philosophy, Sociology, Oriental & Indian Philosophy, Sociology: Family & Relationships