ISBN: 9780231149242 - on friendship: one hundred maxims for a chinese prince (8 Ergebnisse)

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. pp. 192.

Zustand: New. 2009. Bilingual. Hardcover. Translator(s): Billings, Timothy James. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 280. One Hundred Maxims for a Chinese Prince. 192 pages, Illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HPDF. Dimension: 178 x 146 x 20. Weight: 284. Translator(s): Billings, Timothy James. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. bilingual edition. 173 pages. 7.00x5.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. In English.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'On Friendship, with its total of one hundred sayings, is the perfect gift for friends.'?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?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.…

Gebunden. Zustand: New. InhaltsverzeichnisAcknowledgments IntroductionOn Friendship Chronology of EditionsTexts and VariantsSources and NotesIndex.