Ku Hung Ming's Lectures on The Analects

"The most acclaimed explanation of The Analects in history, a guide to help you effortlessly grasp the Chinese mindset.¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿Ku Hung-ming believed that Western missionaries and sinologists had distorted the original meaning of the Confucian classics, misrepresented Chinese culture, and led to various prejudices among Westerners toward the Chinese people and civilization. Consequently, he decided to personally explain The Analouns to Western audiences, which led to the creation of Ku Hung-ming's Lectures on The Analects.This work is not only concise and precise in language, but also spans Eastern and Western thought. Ku frequently referenced renowned Western writers and thinkers such as Goethe, Carlyle, Arnold, and Shakespeare to annotate certain passages. In his explanations, he drew parallels between Chinese historical figures and dynasties and their Western counterparts with similar characteristics, helping those Western readers with limited knowledge of Chinese culture to better understand the Confucian classics.Compared to previous translations of Confucian texts by Western missionaries and sinologists, Ku Hung-ming's Lectures on The Analects represented a qualitative leap and can be considered a landmark in modern interpretations of The Analects. This edition became the only widely popular and globally circulated version of The Analects in the West.¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿