Zhang Juzheng's Commentary on the Royal Reader of "the Analects of Confucius" (revised Edition)
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"The Analects of Confucius" is a collection of Confucius' remarks. It was compiled by his brother after his death. It is a representative work among the "Four Books" of ancient Chinese traditional culture. It has been a common and must-read book for scholars since the Qin and Han Dynasties. It has been the mainstream consciousness of society, especially after the Song and Yuan Dynasties, and it has been a required subject for imperial examinations. This imperial reading of the "Four Books" was a sermon delivered by Zhang Juzheng, a great scholar (prime minister), and a lecturer from the Hanlin Academy during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty to explain the "Four Books" to Emperor Wanli. After revision, the original manuscript was submitted to the emperor for reading in the palace. It was written in the most popular vernacular of the Ming Dynasty. In addition to the new punctuation throughout the text, the editor also included annotations, translations, etc., Making it more profound and easy to understand. It is a good introductory Chinese studies textbook.
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