Zheng Juzheng's Commentary on the Mencius - (Full 2 Volumes)

Author: Chen Shengxi
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: Known as "Famous Scholars Teaching National Classics," The Annotated Imperial Readings by Zhang Juzheng is a lecture series by Zhang Juzheng, the Chief Minister (Premier) of the Ming Dynasty's Wanli era, and the scholars of the Hanlin Academy, which explained the "Four Books" to the Wanli Emperor. The series includes five texts: The Analects of Confucius, The Great Learning, The Doctrine of the Mean, Mencius, and The Book of Documents. The original text was written in colloquial Ming Dynasty vernacular Chinese. In addition to adding modern-style punctuation, the annotators provided annotations and translations, making the content more accessible and easy to understand. At the same time, this series incorporates the lessons from historical rise and fall and reformist ideas of great statesmen like Zhang Juzheng, offering unique insights on many major historical issues. It helps readers understand the imperial education system of the time and provides valuable references for improving leadership in national administration. The book primarily focuses on Mencius, one of the Four Books. There are seven surviving chapters of Mencius, making it one of the Confucian classics. Mencius, a disciple of Zisi, inherited and developed the thoughts of Confucius, becoming the second most revered Confucian master after Confucius himself, known as the "Second Sage" and often paired with Confucius as "Confucius and Mencius."