Dictionary of Appreciation for the Four Books and Five Classics

Author: Shi Zhonglian
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: The Four Books and Five Classics are the most important and authoritative classics in ancient China. They form the basic framework of traditional Chinese culture and the spiritual foundation of Chinese civilization, as well as records and summaries of the history, culture, and thought of the pre-Qin period. The Four Books and Five Classics contain many outstanding masterpieces that express the reflections of ancient thinkers on society and life, reflecting the political, historical, literary, and folk customs of the Xia, Shang, Zhou, and Spring and Autumn/Warring States periods. To facilitate readers in understanding and appreciating the essence of the masterpieces in the Four Books and Five Classics, we have invited a group of experts and scholars to compile this book. The selected passages are primarily based on their ideological significance, classicism, representativeness, and popularity, while also taking into account various aspects and genres. The appreciations focus on explaining the profound connotations of the ideological and cultural content, and through the analysis of the content of the masterpieces in the Four Books and Five Classics, they promote the essence of traditional Chinese culture. To aid readers in reading and understanding, this book also provides annotations for the original texts of the masterpieces. The combination of selection, appreciation, and annotation makes this book both a meticulous selected edition and an insightful annotated edition of the Four Books and Five Classics.