ISBN 9780231149242 | 0231149247 Textbooks - "On Friendship One Hundred Maxims for a Chinese Prince" by Ricci Matteo Ricci Matteo Billings Timothy trn

Authors: Ricci - Matteo Ricci - Matteo; Billings - Timothy (trn)
ISBN 10: 0231149247
ISBN 13: 9780231149242
Edition: Bilingual
Release: September 17, 2009
Format: Hardcover (192 pages)
List Price: $29.50
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List Price: $29.50

Tags: History, Ancient, China,

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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, 1601Matteo 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.

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