Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Abbreviations and Brief Explanations of Frequently Mentioned Texts ix
5. Introduction 1
6. CHAPTER I Chronicling Confucius 18
7. CHAPTER II Arguing with Confucius 153
8. CHAPTER III Outsmarting Confucius (or His Followers) 196
9. CHAPTER IV Settling Scores with Confucius 232
10. Notes 289
11. Works Cited 327
12. Index 341