Project Gutenberg 2002-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 300 Legge, James 1815 1897 Li, Ya-ko The Chinese Classics: with a translation, critical and exegetical notes, prolegomena and copious indexes (Shih ching. English) — Volume 1 Confucian analects -- The great learning -- The doctrine of the mean. Produced by Rick Davis and David Steelman "The Chinese Classics" by James Legge is a scholarly compilation of important Confucian texts that was produced in the late 19th century. This collection, spanning five volumes, includes translations, critical notes, and exegeses of the "Confucian Analects," "The Great Learning," and "The Doctrine of the Mean," among others. The book serves as a historic and philosophical resource for understanding the foundational texts of Confucianism, reflecting on their significance in the context of Chinese cultural and intellectual history. The opening of this work outlines the structure and significance of the Chinese classics, discussing the canonical titles that are regarded as authoritative within Chinese literature. It elaborates on the "Five Ching" and "Four Books," explaining the origins of these texts and their attributions to Confucius and his disciples. Moreover, this section introduces the historical challenges faced by these works, such as the burning of books during the Qin dynasty and subsequent efforts to recover and preserve classical literature. Overall, the beginning serves as a critical introduction to the importance of these texts for understanding Confucian philosophy and its enduring legacy in Chinese culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en zh China -- History Chinese literature -- Translations into English Chinese literature PL Text Banned Books from Anne Haight's list Category: Classics of Literature Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 370327 2025-08-02T05:34:51.990201 text/html 361836 2021-01-08T16:37:23 text/html 247065 2025-08-02T05:34:59.918191 application/epub+zip 251500 2025-08-02T05:34:55.681209 application/epub+zip 205489 2025-08-02T05:34:54.452189 application/epub+zip 550946 2025-08-02T05:35:02.936162 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 533067 2025-08-02T05:34:59.132202 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 365222 2022-09-02T07:34:09.243443 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 350112 2025-08-02T05:34:51.410219 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 349667 2021-01-08T16:37:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19709 2025-08-02T05:35:03.078171 application/rdf+xml 27309 2025-08-02T05:34:54.964186 image/jpeg 4945 2025-08-02T05:34:54.709217 image/jpeg 130484 2021-01-08T16:37:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 137773 2021-01-08T16:37:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 247449 2025-08-02T05:34:52.019209 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia