2009, ISBN: 9780231149242

173 Seiten, Sprache: Englisch Hardcover Gut On Friendship, with its total of one hundred sayings, is the perfect gift for friends.?Feng Yingjing, renowned scholar and civic official, 1601… Mehr…

173 Seiten, Sprache: Englisch Hardcover Gut On Friendship, with its total of one hundred sayings, is the perfect gift for friends.?Feng Yingjing, renowned scholar and civic official, 1601 Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) is best known as the Italian Jesuit missionary who brought Christianity to China. He also published a landmark text on friendship?the first book to be written in Chinese by a European?that instantly became a late Ming best seller. On Friendship distilled the best ideas on friendship from Renaissance Latin texts into one hundred pure and provocative Chinese maxims. Written in a masterful classical style, Ricci's sayings established his reputation as a great sage and the sentiments still ring true. Available for the first time in English, On Friendship matches a carefully edited Chinese text with a facing-page English translation and includes notes on sources and biographical, historical, and cultural information. Still admired in China for its sophistication and inspirational wisdom, On Friendship is a delightful cross-cultural work by a crucial and fascinating historical figure. It is also an excellent tool for learning Chinese, pairing a superb model of the classical language with an accessible and accurate translation. Versand D: 4,95 EUR , [PU:Columbia University Press]<

ISBN: 9780231149242

" "On Friendship," with its total of one hundred sayings, is the perfect gift for friends."& mdash;Feng Yingjing, renowned scholar and civic official, 1601Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) is best… Mehr…

" "On Friendship," with its total of one hundred sayings, is the perfect gift for friends."& mdash;Feng Yingjing, renowned scholar and civic official, 1601Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) is best known as the Italian Jesuit missionary who brought Christianity to China. He also published a landmark text on friendship& mdash;the first book to be written in Chinese by a European& mdash;that instantly became a late Ming best seller. "On Friendship" distilled the best ideas on friendship from Renaissance Latin texts into one hundred pure and provocative Chinese maxims. Written in a masterful classical style, Ricci's sayings established his reputation as a great sage and the sentiments still ring true.Available for the first time in English, "On Friendship" matches a carefully edited Chinese text with a facing-page English translation and includes notes on sources and biographical, historical, and cultural information. Still admired in China for its sophistication and inspirational wisdom, "On Friendship" is a delightful cross-cultural work by a crucial and fascinating historical figure. It is also an excellent tool for learning Chinese, pairing a superb model of the classical language with an accessible and accurate translation. Media >, [PU: Columbia University Press]<

2009, ISBN: 0231149247

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