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1. Asian Classics as the Great Books of the East
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Wm. Theodore de Bary
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface. The Great “Civilized” Conversation: Cases in Point xi
- 1. Asian Classics as the Great Books of the East 1
- 2. Asia in the Core Curriculum 30
- 3. Why We Read the Analects of Confucius 44
- 4. Mencius 57
- 5. Laozi 72
- 6. Zhuangzi 80
- 7. Xunzi 93
- 8. The Lotus Sūtra 110
- 9. The Teaching of Vimalakīrti 120
- 10(a). The Platform Sūtra of the Sixth Patriarch 128
- 10(b). The Platform Sūtra as a Chinese Classic 136
- 11. Tang Poetry: A Return to Basics 149
- 12. Journey to the West 159
- 13. A Dream of Red Mansions 174
- 14. Zhu Xi and the Four Books 187
- 15. Waiting for the Dawn : Huang Zongxi’s Critique of the Chinese Dynastic System 199
- 16(a). The Tale of Genji as a Japanese and World Classic 209
- 16(b). Passion and Poignancy in The Tale of Genji 220
- 17. Th e Pillow Book 231
- 18. Kamo no Chōmei’s “An Account of My Hut” 241
- 19. The Tale of the Heike 248
- 20(a). Kenkō’s Essays in Idleness 257
- 20(b). Kenkō and Montaigne in Tandem 265
- 21(a). The Poetry of Matsuo Bashō 275
- 21(b). Matsuo Bashō 287
- 22. Chikamatsu 301
- 23. Saikaku’s Five Women Who Loved Love 310
- 24. Kaibara Ekken’s Precepts for Daily Life in Japan 321
- 25. The Contemporary Meaning of T’oegye’s Ten Diagrams on Sage Learning 335
- 26. The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyŏng 352
- 27. The Song of the Faithful Wife Ch’unhyang 365
- 28. Reading and Teaching The Tale of Kieu 376
- Index 389
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface. The Great “Civilized” Conversation: Cases in Point xi
- 1. Asian Classics as the Great Books of the East 1
- 2. Asia in the Core Curriculum 30
- 3. Why We Read the Analects of Confucius 44
- 4. Mencius 57
- 5. Laozi 72
- 6. Zhuangzi 80
- 7. Xunzi 93
- 8. The Lotus Sūtra 110
- 9. The Teaching of Vimalakīrti 120
- 10(a). The Platform Sūtra of the Sixth Patriarch 128
- 10(b). The Platform Sūtra as a Chinese Classic 136
- 11. Tang Poetry: A Return to Basics 149
- 12. Journey to the West 159
- 13. A Dream of Red Mansions 174
- 14. Zhu Xi and the Four Books 187
- 15. Waiting for the Dawn : Huang Zongxi’s Critique of the Chinese Dynastic System 199
- 16(a). The Tale of Genji as a Japanese and World Classic 209
- 16(b). Passion and Poignancy in The Tale of Genji 220
- 17. Th e Pillow Book 231
- 18. Kamo no Chōmei’s “An Account of My Hut” 241
- 19. The Tale of the Heike 248
- 20(a). Kenkō’s Essays in Idleness 257
- 20(b). Kenkō and Montaigne in Tandem 265
- 21(a). The Poetry of Matsuo Bashō 275
- 21(b). Matsuo Bashō 287
- 22. Chikamatsu 301
- 23. Saikaku’s Five Women Who Loved Love 310
- 24. Kaibara Ekken’s Precepts for Daily Life in Japan 321
- 25. The Contemporary Meaning of T’oegye’s Ten Diagrams on Sage Learning 335
- 26. The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyŏng 352
- 27. The Song of the Faithful Wife Ch’unhyang 365
- 28. Reading and Teaching The Tale of Kieu 376
- Index 389
