Eastern Canons: Approaches to the Asian ClassicsWm. Theodore De Bary, William Theodore De Bary, Irene Bloom The essays gathered here, in addition to those by editors Wm. Theodore de Bary and Irene Bloob, are written by leading scholars of Asian cultures--among them Donald Keene, Peter Awn, Barbara Stoler Miller, Ainslie Embree, Burton Watson, C.T. Hsia, Paul Anderer, and others. They introduce classics from the Islamic, Indian, Chinese, and Japanese traditions, providing entree to texts which have emerged as monuments of Asian thought and literature. Among the works discussed are the Qu'ran, the philosophy of history of Ibn Khaldun, the Upanishads, the epic Mahabarata, the philosopher Mencius, the Lotus Sutra, T'and Poetry, the Tale of Genji, and the poet Bash |
Contents
ASIAN CLASSICS AS THE GREAT BOOKS | 23 |
The Quran Peter | 77 |
AlGhazali Peter | 97 |
The Upanishads Joel Brereton | 115 |
The Mahabharata Barbara Stoler Miller | 147 |
Śakuntala Barbara Stoler Miller | 165 |
Gandhis Autobiography Ainslie T Embree | 177 |
CLASSICS OF THE CHINESE TRADITION | 189 |
The Platform Sutra Philip Yampolsky | 262 |
The Tale of Genji Haruo Shirane | 290 |
The Tale of the Heike H Paul Varley | 298 |
Essays in Idleness Donald Keene | 320 |
Robert Goldman | 348 |
John Van Doren | 360 |
Paul Anderer | 370 |
The Lotus Sutra Wingtsit Chan | 220 |
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