Selected Works of Nan Huaijin (Volume 1) The Analects Decoded

Author: Nan Huaijin
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Publish Date: 2003-09-17
Features: The Analects, compiled by Confucius's disciples and their successors, is an important Confucian classic that records the words and deeds of Confucius. Since the Western Han Dynasty, the Confucian doctrine expressed in the Analects has rapidly expanded, influencing various fields such as politics, thought, culture, education, and ethics, becoming a major symbol of traditional Chinese culture. Annotations and commentaries on the Analects have been passed down through generations. With profound knowledge and extensive references, the renowned scholar Mr. Nan Huaijin has written The Unwalled Garden: A New Interpretation of the Analects, a lecture series on the Analects. In the book, every paragraph of the original text of the twenty chapters of the Analects is elaborated on in detail and vividly. Not only are hints provided on the structure of chapters and the connection of paragraphs, but the meaning of the original text and the related historical anecdotes are also explained. What is particularly novel is that the author has compiled the commentary on the original text into a series of historical stories, which are profound in meaning and full of interesting charm. Among the numerous commentaries on the Analects, this is unique. The original book was published by the Taiwan Lao Gu Cultural Enterprise Company in May 1976. By 1988, it had been printed eighteen times. To promote the Chinese culture shared by both sides of the Taiwan Strait, with the author's and the original publisher's consent, the eighteenth edition of The Unwalled Garden: A New Interpretation of the Analects has been rearranged and published for research.