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1. Asian Classics as the Great Books of the East

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Preface. The Great “Civilized” Conversation: Cases in Point xi
  4. 1. Asian Classics as the Great Books of the East 1
  5. 2. Asia in the Core Curriculum 30
  6. 3. Why We Read the Analects of Confucius 44
  7. 4. Mencius 57
  8. 5. Laozi 72
  9. 6. Zhuangzi 80
  10. 7. Xunzi 93
  11. 8. The Lotus Sūtra 110
  12. 9. The Teaching of Vimalakīrti 120
  13. 10(a). The Platform Sūtra of the Sixth Patriarch 128
  14. 10(b). The Platform Sūtra as a Chinese Classic 136
  15. 11. Tang Poetry: A Return to Basics 149
  16. 12. Journey to the West 159
  17. 13. A Dream of Red Mansions 174
  18. 14. Zhu Xi and the Four Books 187
  19. 15. Waiting for the Dawn : Huang Zongxi’s Critique of the Chinese Dynastic System 199
  20. 16(a). The Tale of Genji as a Japanese and World Classic 209
  21. 16(b). Passion and Poignancy in The Tale of Genji 220
  22. 17. Th e Pillow Book 231
  23. 18. Kamo no Chōmei’s “An Account of My Hut” 241
  24. 19. The Tale of the Heike 248
  25. 20(a). Kenkō’s Essays in Idleness 257
  26. 20(b). Kenkō and Montaigne in Tandem 265
  27. 21(a). The Poetry of Matsuo Bashō 275
  28. 21(b). Matsuo Bashō 287
  29. 22. Chikamatsu 301
  30. 23. Saikaku’s Five Women Who Loved Love 310
  31. 24. Kaibara Ekken’s Precepts for Daily Life in Japan 321
  32. 25. The Contemporary Meaning of T’oegye’s Ten Diagrams on Sage Learning 335
  33. 26. The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyŏng 352
  34. 27. The Song of the Faithful Wife Ch’unhyang 365
  35. 28. Reading and Teaching The Tale of Kieu 376
  36. Index 389
Finding Wisdom in East Asian Classics
This chapter is in the book Finding Wisdom in East Asian Classics
https://doi.org/10.7312/deba15396-001

Chapters in this book

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