On Friendship |
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| Author:
| Billings, Timothy
Ricci, Matteo |
| Editor:
| Billings, Timothy |
| ISBN: | 978-1-322-35286-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2009 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $31.99 |
Book Description:
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" "On Friendship," with its total of one hundred sayings, is the perfect gift for friends."& —Feng Yingjing, renowned scholar and civic official, 1601
Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) is best known as the Italian Jesuit missionary who brought Christianity to China. He also published a landmark text on friendship& —the first book to be written in Chinese by a European& —that instantly became a late Ming best seller.
"On Friendship" distilled the best ideas on...
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" "On Friendship," with its total of one hundred sayings, is the perfect gift for friends."& —Feng Yingjing, renowned scholar and civic official, 1601
Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) is best known as the Italian Jesuit missionary who brought Christianity to China. He also published a landmark text on friendship& —the first book to be written in Chinese by a European& —that instantly became a late Ming best seller.
"On Friendship" distilled the best ideas on friendship from Renaissance Latin texts into one hundred pure and provocative Chinese maxims. Written in a masterful classical style, Ricci's sayings established his reputation as a great sage and the sentiments still ring true.
Available for the first time in English, "On Friendship" matches a carefully edited Chinese text with a facing-page English translation and includes notes on sources and biographical, historical, and cultural information. Still admired in China for its sophistication and inspirational wisdom, "On Friendship" is a delightful cross-cultural work by a crucial and fascinating historical figure. It is also an excellent tool for learning Chinese, pairing a superb model of the classical language with an accessible and accurate translation.