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The Classics of Confucius: Book of Odes

L. Cranmer-Byng · 1906

A 1906 edition of the Book of Odes, part of the classical texts associated with Confucius.

This edition of the Book of Odes represents poetry traditionally linked to Confucius's teaching and compiling.

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L. Cranmer-Byng (trans.), The Classics of Confucius: Book of Odes, 1906. Internet Archive scan.

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What it is

This 1906 book is an edition of the Book of Odes (Shi-King), translated by L. Cranmer-Byng as part of the Wisdom of the East series, published in London by John Murray. The scanned text's metadata is limited, so its exact contents should be checked carefully before use.

Why it matters

The Book of Odes is a classical Chinese poetry collection traditionally associated with Confucius's teaching and transmission of texts. Editions like this one, produced for a Western audience in the early 1900s, show the continuing interest in presenting Confucian and Chinese classical literature to English readers.

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