Table of Contents

Introduction Book One Book Two Book Three Book Four Book Five Book Six Book Seven Book Eight Book Nine Book Ten Book Eleven Book Twelve Book Thirteen Book Fourteen Book Fifteen Book Sixteen Book Eighteen Book Nineteen Book Twenty Glossary of Persons and Places

Promotional Information

" The Analects of Confucius is arguably the single most influential work on the philosophical, religious, and cultural life of the Chinese people. Burton Watson's translation is clear, crisp, terse, less predigested, and much more elegant than its contemporaries. This translation shall remain as a standard for many years." -- Philip J. Ivanhoe, professor of philosophy, City University of Hong Kong

About the Author

Burton Watson has taught at Columbia, Stanford, and Kyoto Universities and is one of the world's best-known translators of Chinese and Japanese works. His translations include The Tales of the Heike; The Lotus Sutra; the writings of Zhuangzi, Mozi, Xunzi, and Han Feizi; The Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry; and Records of the Grand Historian.

Reviews

"[Watson's] translation... is not only perhaps the most faithful to the writer's intentions, but also one of the few readable ones." -- Donald Richie, Japan Times "Watson's gem... Captures the wit, freedom, and spontaneous intimacy of this tireless treasure... Highly recommended."