This book establishes “Confucian Literature” as a multidisciplinary genre. By breaking down the barriers between literature and philosophy, this book opens the field of Chinese literature to new interpretive methods, and brings Confucian values to readers through literature. The anthology is a selection of 28 literary works—12 poems and 16 prose pieces—by 21 authors from the Tang and Song Dynasties (618-1279). The translations, arranged side by side with the original texts, strive to remain as faithful as possible to the wording of the source material, and conveying its meaning, style, and beauty. The commentary investigates philosophical discourse, locates Confucian values, and points to where literature joins philosophy. This book fills an important gap for students in the field of Chinese studies and courses in Confucian Literature.
Introduction
The Tang 唐朝
1 Chen Zi’ang陳子昂 Preface to “The Tall Bamboo” Presented to Dongfang Qiu, the
Left Scribe與東方左史虯修竹篇序
2 Li Bai 李白 Ancient Air, No. 1 古風其一
3 Gao Shi 高適 Song of Yan燕歌行
4 Du Fu 杜甫 Parting of the Newlyweds 新婚別
5 Du Fu 杜甫 The Prime Minister of Shu 蜀相
6 Du Fu 杜甫 Song of the Autumn Gale Ripping Up My Thatched Cottage茅屋為秋風所破歌
7 Meng Jiao 孟郊 A Traveler’s Chant 遊子吟
8 Han Yu 韓愈 Discourse on Teachers 師說
9 Han Yu 韓愈 Demoted, I Arrived at Lan Pass Showing This Poem to My Grandnephew Han Xiang 左遷至藍關示侄孫湘.
10 Bai Juyi 白居易 The Old Charcoal Seller 賣炭翁
11 Bai Juyi 白居易 A Letter to Yuan Ninth 與元九書
12 Liu Yuxi 劉禹錫 Tribute to My Crude Cottage陋室銘
13 Liu Zongyuan 柳宗元 Discourse on the Snake Catcher 捕蛇者說
14 Du Mu 杜牧 Rhapsody on the Epang Palace 阿房宮賦
The Song 宋朝
15 Wang Yucheng王禹偁 An Account on the Water Clock Waiting Hall 待漏院記
16 Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹 An Account on the Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記
17 Mei Yaochen 梅堯臣 A Peasant’s Words 田家語
18 Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修 An Account on the Pavilion of the Tipsy Graybeard 醉翁亭記
19 Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修 Preface to the “Biography of Court Jesters” 伶官傳序
20 Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修 Preface to Mei Yaochen”s Poetry Collection讀梅聖俞詩集序
21 Shao Yong 邵雍 A Great Chant on Observing Weiqi觀棋大吟
22 Zhou Dunyi周敦頤 Discourse on the Love of Lotus愛蓮說
23 Sima Guang 司馬光 Instructing Sima Kang in Frugality 訓儉示康
24 Wang Anshi王安石 A Letter in Response to Sima Guang, the Grand Master of Remonstrance 答司馬諫議書
25 Su Shi 蘇軾 A Letter Presented to Mei Yaochen, the Lecturer 上梅直講書
26 Su Shi 蘇軾 To the Tune of “Calming the Wind and Waves” 定風波
27 Zhu Xi 朱熹 Reading Reflections, No. 1 觀書有感其一
28 Wen Tianxiang文天祥 The Second Preface to the Records of Pointing South 指南錄後序
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