Lives of the Chinese Philosophers Six Dynasties' Neoclassicism Cai Zhizhong Comic Book Chinese-English Version

Author: Cai Zhizhong
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: The Analects of the Masters of the World is a representative work of "recorded tales" from the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties periods of China, compiled by Liu Yijing of the Southern Dynasties of the Southern Song Dynasty. According to its content, it is divided into categories such as "Virtue," "Speech," "Governance," "Literature," etc., totaling thirty-six categories, each containing several anecdotes. The entire book contains over a thousand anecdotes, with varying lengths—some spanning several lines, while others are just a few words. This reflects the characteristic of "recorded tales" as being written "spontaneously and on the go." The Analects of the Masters of the World primarily records the lives and thoughts of scholars, as well as the situation of the ruling class. It reflects the thoughts and actions of literati during the Wei and Jin periods, and the lifestyle of the upper class, with rich and realistic descriptions. Such portrayals help readers understand the era and political and social environment in which the scholars lived, and allow us to clearly see the essence of the so-called "Wei and Jin intellectual debates."