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The Works of Mencius (Paperback)

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The unmatchable Chinese Classics edition, which contains the full Chinese text, Legg's English translation on the same page, full notes, citation of Chinese commentators, plus a full dictionary of all Chinese characters used. With this one volume the Sinologist, philosopher, or reader concerned with the Second Master in the Confucian tradition, has everything.

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Paperback: 587 pages
Publisher: Dover Publications (June 1, 1990)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0486263754
ISBN-13: 978-0486263755
Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds

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4.0 out of 5 stars Paralell Chinese/English text, Old Translation, January 18, 2002

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This book contains paralell Chinese and English text on every page of the Translated Work. It also contains some excerpts from thinkers who opposed Mencius's ideas. Mencius (Mang) was a proponent of Confucius's ideas of benevolent government, and travelled around "China"(the warring states) trying to convince
Kings and princes to adopt his approach of generosity towards the
ruled, renunciation of offensive warfare, and respect for
official rituals and rites.

The Style of english translation in this book is considered to be archaic and off-putting by some, as it was done in the 1860's. It is very similar in presentation to Legge's Analects translation.

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