Classics of eastern thought / edited by Lynn H. Nelson, Patrick Peebles.
| Other author | Nelson, Lynn H. (Lynn Harry), 1931- |
| Other author | Peebles, Patrick. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, ©1991. |
| Description | 624 pages : map ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | pt. 1. Foundations, the classical world:4000 B.C. to A.D. 300 -- Vedic hymns -- The book of songs -- Sermon at the Deer Park / Siddhartha Gautama buddha -- The Bhagavad gita -- The analects / Kung Fu-tzu -- Tao te Ching / Lao Tzu -- The art of war / Sun Tzu -- Arthasastra / Kautilya -- The classic of filial piety (Hsiao Ching) -- Lessons for women / Pan Chao. pt. II. Expanding horizons, challenges to the classical heritage:A.D. 300 to 1350 -- Peach blossom spring / Tao Chien -- The perfect bride / Dandin -- The travels of Sanudasa the merchant -- The pure land -- Cold mountain poems / Han Shan -- The poetry of Li Po and Tu Fu -- Manyoshu:a collection of ten thousand leaves -- Appraisal of women on a rainy night / Lady Murasaki Shikibu -- Reflections of things at hand / Chu Hsi -- The poetry of Yi Kyu Bo / Yi Kyu Bo. |
| Contents | Gitagovinda / Jayadeva -- The romance of the western chamber / Wang Shih-fu -- Confessions of Lady Nijo. pt. III. In the long tradition, the crisis of the classical cultures:A.D. 1350 to 1750 -- Kanehira / Zeami -- Songs of Kabir / Kabir -- Inquiry on the great learning / Wang Yang-ming -- Sacred writing of the Sikhs -- Akbar Nama / Abu-l Fazl -- Journey to the West / Wu Cheng-en -- Hagakure / Tsunetomo Yamamoto -- The dream of the red chamber / Tsao Hseuh-chin -- Treasury of loyal retainers / Takeda Izumo, Namiki Senryr, and Miyoshi Shoraku -- The scholars / Wu Ching-tzu -- Part IV. Modernization and tradition, harmony in a new era:A.D. 1750 to the present -- The sorrows of misfortune / Shen Fu -- On the burning of widows / Ram Mohan Roy. |
| Contents | The tale of Kieu / Nguyen Du -- Letter of moral admonition to Queen Victoria / Lin Tse-hsu -- Confuscius as a social reformer and the age of great unity / Kang Yu-wei -- Hind swaraj / Mohandas K. Gandhi -- Kokoro / Natsume Soseki -- A madman's diary / Lu Hsun -- An outline for the reconstruction of Japan / Kita Ikki -- Family / Pa Chin -- The Vietnamese declaration of independence / Ho Chi Minh -- On the people's democratic dictatorship / Mao Tse-tung -- Ikiru/ Akira Kurosawa -- Bird of passage / O Yongsu -- What is India? / Jawaharlal Nehru -- Waiting for the Mahatma / R.K. Narayan. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 90085137 |
| ISBN | 0155076558 |
| ISBN | 9780155076556 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | DS12 .C57 1991 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |