Confucius
Sayings of the Confucian School (Kongzi jiayu)
Later compilation
Sayings of the Confucian School (Kongzi jiayu)
孔子家語
Forty-four chapters that expand, with longer and more colourful narratives, what the Analects barely hint at: the Jiagu meeting, the Master's upbringing, his conversations with the dukes. It is the source of much of the popular image of Confucius and must be used with caution.
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Authorship note
A collection of the Master's anecdotes and dialogues edited by Wang Su in the 3rd century. Long regarded as Wang Su's forgery, the Han manuscripts found at Dingzhou (1973) and Fuyang (1977) show that part of its material is earlier.
Editions and translations
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English
Confucius
The School Sayings of Confucius: Introduction, Translation of Sections 1–10 with Critical Notes
The Conscious LibraryThe School Sayings of Confucius: Introduction, Translation of Sections 1–10 with Critical Notes
Brill, Leiden, 1950
Translation: R. P. Kramers
Traducción parcial.
Other works by Confucius
- Analects (Lunyu) · 400
- Spring and Autumn Annals (Chunqiu) · 481
- Book of Songs (Shijing) · 600
- Book of Documents (Shujing) · 500
- The Ten Wings of the Book of Changes · 300
- Record of Rites (Liji) · 100
- Classic of Filial Piety (Xiaojing) · 300
- The Four Books (Sishu) · 1190
- The Great Learning (Daxue) · 200
- Confucius's Discussion of the Odes (Kongzi shilun) · 300
Sources
- Hunter, Michael. Confucius Beyond the Analects. Brill, Leiden, 2017.
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