The Chinese classics
By: with a translation, critical and exegetical notes, prolegomena, and copious indexes, by James Legge.
Contributors: Confucius.; Mencius.; Confucius.; Zuoqiu, Ming.
Publisher: The author; Trübner
Published: 1861
Place of publication: Hongkong; London
Language: eng
Subjects: Chinese literature; Chinese literature -- Translations into English; China -- Literary collections; China -- Maps; China -- History
Genres: Literary collections.
Other titles: Si shu.; Wu jing.; Shu jing.; Shi jing.
Notes: Vols. IV-V have imprint: Hongkong, Lane, Crawford & co., London [etc.].
Table of contents: title: I. Confucian analects, the Great learning, and the doctrine of the mean.; title: II. The works of Mencius.; title: III. The Shoo king, or the Book of historical documents; pt. I.  The first parts of the Shoo king, or the Books of T'ang; the Books of Yu; the Books of Hea; the Books of Shang; and the Prolegomena.  pt. II.  The fifth part of the Shoo king, or the Books of Chow; and the indexes.; title: IV. The She king, or the Book of poetry: pt. I  The first part of the She-king, or the Lessons from the states; and the Prolegomena.  pt. II.  The second, thirdand fourth parts of the She-king, or the Minor odes of the kingdom, the Greater odes of the kingdom, the Sacrificial odes and praise-songs; and the indexes.; title: V.  The Ch'un ts'ew, with the Tso chuen: pt. I.  Dukes Yin, Hwan.  Chwang, Min, He, Wan, Seuen, and Ch'ing; and the Prolegomena.  pt. II.  Dukes Seang, Ch'aou, Ting, and Gae, with Tao's appendix; and the indexes.