論語

Transliteration: Lúnyǔ

Analects

Also known as: Collected Saying of Confucius

Author

Confucius

Language

Early Classical Chinese

Year

c. 475-221 BC

Country

China

Genre

Aphorisms / Short Prose Collection

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The Analects, also known as the Sayings of Confucius, is an ancient Chinese philosophical text composed of sayings and ideas attributed to Confucius and his contemporaries, traditionally believed to have been compiled by his followers.

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Translations

The Analects

tr. D. C. Lau · Penguin · United Kingdom · 1979

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The Analects of Confucius

tr. Simon Leys · W. W. Norton · United States · 1997

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Four Chinese Classics: Tao Te Ching, Chuang Tzu, Analects, Mencius

tr. David Hinton · Counterpoint · 2016

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