The annals of Lu Buwei = 呂氏春秋 / translated, annotated, and with an introduction by John Knoblock and Jeffrey Riegel.

The annals of Lü Buwei = [Lü shi chun qiu] : a complete translation and study / by John Knoblock and Jeffrey Riegel.

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  • English
  • Chinese
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Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2000.
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xxii, 847 pages ; 24 cm

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    "This is the first complete English translation of the Lushi chunqiu, compiled in 239 B.C. under the patronage of Lu Buwei, prime minister to the ruler of the state of Qin, who was to become the first emperor of a newly unified China eighteen years later. Lu retained a group of scholars whose aim was to encompass the world's knowledge in one great encyclopedia; so delighted was Lu with the finished work that he is said to have offered a fabulous prize of gold to anyone who could add or subtract even a single word." "An exceptionally rich and comprehensive compendium, The Annals of Lu Buwei recounts in engaging, straightforward, and readable prose the great variety of beliefs and customs of its time. The work is one of the great monuments of Chinese thinking, a work of originality and cohesion, inspired by a vision of a universal empire governed by harmony between man and nature, protective of human and animal life, devoted to learning and culture, practicing benevolence and kindness, and motivated by reason and morality."--Jacket.
    Notes
    Parallel title in Chinese characters.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 741-761) and index.
    Language note
    Chinese and English.
    Contents
    • The Career of Lu Buwei
    • The Lushi chunqiu
    • The Almanacs, Books 1-12
    • Meng chun "Almanac for the First Month of Spring"
    • Ben sheng "Making Life the Foundation"
    • Zhong ji "Stressing the Self"
    • Gui gong "Honoring Impartiality"
    • Qu si "Dispensing with Selfish Partiality"
    • Zhong chun "Almanac for the Second Month of Spring"
    • Gui sheng "Valuing Life"
    • Qing yu "On the Desires and Natural Emotions"
    • Dang ran "On the Proper Kind of Dyeing"
    • Gong ming "Of Merit and Fame"
    • Ji chun "Almanac for the Third Month of Spring"
    • Jin shu "Fulfill the Number"
    • Xian ji "Placing the Self First"
    • Lun ren "Assessing Others"
    • Yuan dao "The Circularity of the Dao"
    • Meng xia "Almanac for the First Month of Summer"
    • Quan xue "An Exhortation to Learning"
    • Zun shi "On Honoring Teachers"
    • Wu tu "False Followers"
    • Yong zhong "Employing the Masses"
    • Zhong xia "Almanac for the Second Month of Summer"
    • Da yue "Great Music"
    • Chi yue "Extravagant Music"
    • Shi yin "Balanced Tones"
    • Gu yue "Music of the Ancients"
    • Ji xia "Almanac for the Third Month of Summer"
    • Yin lu "Notes and Pitch-Standards"
    • Yin chu "The Origins of Tunes"
    • Zhi le "Governing Pleasure"
    • Ming li "Elucidating Patterns"
    • Meng qiu "Almanac for the First Month of Autumn"
    • Dang bing "Rattling Weapons"
    • Zhen luan "Ending Disorder"
    • Jin se "Restrictions and Impediments"
    • Huai chong "To Cherish and to Favor"
    • Zhong qiu "Almanac for the Second Month of Autumn"
    • Lun wei "A Discourse on Inspiring Awe."
    Other title(s)
    Lü shi chun qiu
    ISBN
    • 0804733546 ((alk. paper))
    • 9780804733540 ((alk. paper))
    LCCN
    99042242
    OCLC
    43245813
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