{"product_id":"9781350624313","title":"Unseen Analects of Confucius An Introduction to the 4th Century BC Book Flowers Aplenty","description":"\u003ch1\u003eUnseen Analects of Confucius\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAn Introduction to the 4th Century BC Book Flowers Aplenty\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDirk Meyer | Adam Craig Schwartz\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ Confucianism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first full translation and analysis of a newly discovered fourth-century manuscript containing the earliest known Confucian sayings.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnearthed from the Warring States period, a time of intellectual ferment and manuscript culture, \u003ci\u003eFlowers Aplenty\u003c\/i\u003e presents twenty-five sayings attributed to Confucius, many of which are previously unknown or appear in variant forms from the received \u003ci\u003eAnalects\u003c\/i\u003e. Translated and introduced by Dirk Meyer and Adam Craig Schwartz, it redefines our understanding of Confucian thought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeyer and Schwartz challenge the conventional view of the \u003ci\u003eAnalects\u003c\/i\u003e as a disconnected compilation. They reveal \u003ci\u003eFlowers Aplenty\u003c\/i\u003e as a carefully structured, argumentative text that enacts Confucian philosophy through its design and sequencing. The manuscript's thematic coherence and rhetorical strategies suggest a tradition of \u003ci\u003eAnalects\u003c\/i\u003e beyond the canonical version. We are offered fresh insight into the transformation of Confucius as a philosophical institution and superstar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis groundbreaking translation is accompanied by philological and philosophical commentary. Packed with insights into how texts shape meaning and cultural legacy, it offers innovative readings of Confucian philosophy and manuscript culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor anyone interested in the evolution of Confucianism and its place in China today, this is essential reading and a landmark contribution to Chinese intellectual history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDirk Meyer \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Chinese Philosophy and Fellow of The Queen's College at the University of Oxford, UK. He is Director of the Oxford Centre for Manuscript and Text Cultures (CMTC) and he is the Director of the newly-launched Centre for Study of Excavated Manuscripts at Nanjing University, China. He is Senior Editor of \u003ci\u003eManuscript and Text Cultures\u003c\/i\u003e (MTC), Senior Editor of\u003ci\u003e Library of Sinology\u003c\/i\u003e and Senior Editor of the new Chinese-language book series\u003ci\u003e Manuscript Cultures\u003c\/i\u003e (Fenghuang Press).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Craig Schwartz\u003c\/b\u003e holds a joint appointment as Associate Professor in the Department of Chinese Language and Literature and the Jao Tsung-I Academy of Sinology and serves as Associate Director of the Jao Tsung-i Academy of Sinology at Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29 April 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350624313\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e184\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55553037664396,"sku":"9781350624313","price":54.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350624313","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}